I have a Sensation Z710a bought new from Telstra Australia.
I have rooted the phone, S-off and installed Coredroid 2.5
All is working well. One unexpected advantage I have found is that my phone is now 4G compatible.
I found that when I download from the Android market, it uses the 4G network.
It also now shows my phone as a Z710e.
Telstra web site says that 4G is only avalible to USB devices, NOT phones as the HTC 4G has not been released in Australia. I rang Telstra and they confirmed this.
(Q) does changing ROM allow 4G to work? Or is it something to do with rooting the phone?
Do I have Australia's only 4G phone?
The Rom you installed is most likely to be US based, so H icon has been replaced with 4g.
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tinky1 said:
The Rom you installed is most likely to be US based, so H icon has been replaced with 4g.
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Thanks Tinky1, I had seen the H icon and didn't know what it was.
But, there is not supposed to be any phones available in Australia that use 4G.
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I'm still using my Dream/G1 now and want to get a new phone. I like HTC Android phone. So which one will actually work on T-Mobile's 3G/4G network? I look through GSMArena and find something I like. I just don't know which one will work and which one won't. Thanx alot
Here's a list on phone I'm interested. Experts please come in and give me some advise.
Incredible S
Inspire 4G
Desire S
Desire HD
Desire Z
Also, aside from HTC, which Android phone you guy suggest on T-Mobile network?
G2 is 4g on tmobile and has wifi calling or maybe mytouch 4g also
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I know the fact that the Inspire 4G doesn't work with T-Mobile. Will the Desire HD work with T-Mobile? I really like a 4" phone.
The MT4G has a 3.8'' screen and works with HSPA+.
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In England this month the HTC inspire is coming out, is there any differences between this and the 4G? Is it just the 4G that is gone? Will i be able to use all things on the developers forum without worrying that i will break the device? Thanks in advance guys!
carlos118 said:
In England this month the HTC inspire is coming out, is there any differences between this and the 4G? Is it just the 4G that is gone? Will i be able to use all things on the developers forum without worrying that i will break the device? Thanks in advance guys!
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Well *laughs* AT&T doesn't send 4G (HSPA+) through the Inspire 4G or the Atrix 4G. The only thing that you would need to watch out for is that most of the ROMs use AT&T radios so you would need to find a dev that will make radios for your carrier or you could just flash a radio that would work with your carrier and the ROM. That is how it works between the Bell Atrix and the AT&T Atrix.
Why would they release the inspire there? Dont they have the desire HD already? Its the same phone
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Why would they release the inspire there? Dont they have the desire HD already? Its the same phone
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I thought that because of the looks but the HD has a 1ghz single core vs 1.2 dual aswell as Bluetooth 3.0 vs 2.1 and has gingerbread with sense 3. I'd rather wait a few weeks and get the inspire. I would probably get the desire HD if there is problems with inspire and the inspire 4g roms.
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Well *laughs* AT&T doesn't send 4G (HSPA+) through the Inspire 4G or the Atrix 4G. The only thing that you would need to watch out for is that most of the ROMs use AT&T radios so you would need to find a dev that will make radios for your carrier or you could just flash a radio that would work with your carrier and the ROM. That is how it works between the Bell Atrix and the AT&T Atrix.
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Ummmm flashing a ROM in recovery won't change the radio. I've changed ROMs quite a few times and not once have I received a different radio and I'm NOT using the stock radio.
You sure the device will be called Inspire? From the specs you name and the release (dual core, in a few weeks) I could bet it's the Sensation / Pyramid pending how HTC / your carrier will name it on your side of the pond
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carlos118 said:
I thought that because of the looks but the HD has a 1ghz single core vs 1.2 dual aswell as Bluetooth 3.0 vs 2.1 and has gingerbread with sense 3. I'd rather wait a few weeks and get the inspire. I would probably get the desire HD if there is problems with inspire and the inspire 4g roms.
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Inspire 4g is just a desire HD without a front facing cam. You described the HTC sensation. Unless the euro name for the sensation is the inspire, in which case inspire 4g is different.
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Mustang302LX said:
Ummmm flashing a ROM in recovery won't change the radio. I've changed ROMs quite a few times and not once have I received a different radio and I'm NOT using the stock radio.
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I don't know what the Inspire Roms containt but I know that Captivate Roms sometimes will have a different radio. Some of them with HSUPA.
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If i was to buy an American model of the Sensation could I use it in the UK?
JoelyMole said:
If i was to buy an American model of the Sensation could I use it in the UK?
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I believe it depends on the supplier you're gonna get it from.
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For example? Can you expand on your answer please?
There are two versions of the Sensation.
The Z710a and the Z710e. Make sure you are getting the one that you need.
I see, not sure where i should look to now... I use giffgaff which runs on the 02 lines in the Uk, so I need to find out what model is compatible with their lines, right?
If you buy it from an individual store, it would work anywere, but if you buy it from T-Mobile, it will work for only T-Mobile SIM cards unless you get the unlock code from them.
My Sensation was from Saudi Arabia, from a normal store, and it worked in Egypt without any problems.
Edit: About the 2 Sensations, check those links
HTC Sensation - Specifications
HTC Sensation 4G - Specifications
HTC Sensation vs HTC Sensation 4G
The 4G mobile doesn't seem to support the real 4G talking about the internal radio. Look at the frequencies, they are almost the same just an extra one which is only available in Canada (as mentioned in GSM Arena). I believe the internet speed is almost the same on both phones.
The real difference to me seems to be in the Internal Storage, which is 4gb in Sensation 4g (Z710a) and only 1gb in the first Sensation (Z710e).
Good luck with your search xD
Edit2: AT&T and T-Mobile consider HSPA+ as 4G which obviously is supported by Sensation 4G. Now I'm confused hahah
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claudenegm said:
The real difference to me seems to be in the Internal Storage, which is 4gb in Sensation 4g (Z710a) and only 1gb in the first Sensation (Z710e).
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No. They both have 4GB with only 1GB usable.
claudenegm said:
If you buy it from an individual store, it would work anywere, but if you buy it from T-Mobile, it will work for only T-Mobile SIM cards unless you get the unlock code from them.
My Sensation was from Saudi Arabia, from a normal store, and it worked in Egypt without any problems.
Edit: About the 2 Sensations, check those links
HTC Sensation - Specifications
HTC Sensation 4G - Specifications
HTC Sensation vs HTC Sensation 4G
The 4G mobile doesn't seem to support the real 4G talking about the internal radio. Look at the frequencies, they are almost the same just an extra one which is only available in Canada (as mentioned in GSM Arena). I believe the internet speed is almost the same on both phones.
The real difference to me seems to be in the Internal Storage, which is 4gb in Sensation 4g (Z710a) and only 1gb in the first Sensation (Z710e).
Good luck with your search xD
Edit2: AT&T and T-Mobile consider HSPA+ as 4G which obviously is supported by Sensation 4G. Now I'm confused hahah
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I'm trying to buy it from a guy In American, It's the 4g I think. So your saying if i unlock it.. I should have no problems with it here in the UK?
every now and then i see people saying "this rom is compatible with the sensation and sensation 4g" do is there really two different sensations and if there is, could someone put a pic of both of them in the comments cause i dont undersatnd the difference
They are the same thing.
I think it just means that if you have a T-Mobile 4g that you will get the wifi calling and other T-Mobile specific apps. And if the rom detects that you don't then it won't install those apps. But I'm not sure.
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cwa542 said:
every now and then i see people saying "this rom is compatible with the sensation and sensation 4g" do is there really two different sensations and if there is, could someone put a pic of both of them in the comments cause i dont undersatnd the difference
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International Sensation vs T-Mobile US Sensation 4G. US version has different radio that operates on the "4G" band that T-Mobile uses. Not really any hardware difference other than an additional antenna for TMOUS. Some ROMs may only have support for the international version, others may only support US version. Most ROMs support both though.
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All roms work on either phone but tmous stock roms have extra apps which are network specific like wifi calling. If anything it's only a users choice of radio that makes any meaningful difference to compatibility.
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Thanks guys I just figured out cause when I posted on CSA at the bottom is said "sensation 4g" , well it did unroll I rooted
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okay i have a Unbranded / unlocked HTC Sensation i just got it and i had 4g every thing was fine i put my friends simcard in to show him how it works and put mine back in now my 4g dont work not sure what to do im on TMOUS i am rooted and rommed
what rom what firmware
are you updated ?? if not here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1542555
need alot more then that
I'm on Android revolution HD 3.6.8 Android 2.3
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your link isn't working
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yeah think phone didnt copy here is link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542555
Franzferdinan51 said:
okay i have a Unbranded / unlocked HTC Sensation i just got it and i had 4g every thing was fine i put my friends simcard in to show him how it works and put mine back in now my 4g dont work not sure what to do im on TMOUS i am rooted and rommed
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Did you check your apn settings? May be they got screwed after changing the sim
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craven667 said:
yeah think phone didnt copy here is link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542555
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I think that's not what he wants ...he just want to solve his 4g problem .updating his phone to ics might fix the issue buy he might not want to update his phone yet
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okay i updated to MIUI 4.0.3 android updated the
Firmware too 3.32
and my radio is
rom the 2.08.401.1 RUU:
11.59.3504.00U_11.16.3504.16
i got the radio from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178143
and the firmware from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459767
after updating im still stuck on edge ive tried everything but now im out of 4g data any1 know how to tell besides going and putting an entire new card on cuz i cant do that until tuesday
Did it have 4 g at one time ?? Did u buy a non USA model ? Not sure why you took sim out and u had 4 g now u don't what sim did u put in att tmob have u Reyes a diffent sim from tmob
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i switched to prepaid tmobile sim from a real tmo simcard rebooted and also it may be my APN TMO says that shouldnt be an issue but idk if its us model i got it from craigslist a few months back and it worked fine until yesterday
how do i reset them my apn reads
Name
T-Mobile US
APN
epc.tmobile.com
Proxy not set
username
none
has a password but its stared out
server
*
MMSC http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
mms proxy
not set
MMS port
not set
MMC
310
MNC
260
authentication type
not set
APN type
default,supl,mms
APN protocol
IPv4
APN enable/disable
APN enabled
Bearer
Unspecified
No apn look like mine I had tmob and on simple mobile it could be your sim card
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okay ill just have to wait till i restart my plan to double check and if not ill have to have TMO send me a diff card or something i guess is there a way to check for a hardware malfunction
Well I think sim can control that why wait go to tmob store and get one free
And yeah you can have hardware problems but rare and I don't think you would have more then no 4g
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Just to be sure and check with you guys
This phone is the htc sensation z710a according to the box and gets the following bands amd frequency
HSPA/WCDMA
850/1900/2100 MHZ
GSM/GPRS/EDGE
850/900/1800/1900 MHZ
Are these the correct
Bands and frequency? Because I got the phone from htc ofc being UN branded I never thought to check hopefully one of you can ease my mind likeI said it used to work but I'm hoping its not a fluke
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That's what it says on my box are you a contract tmob customer with this phone on contract
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No I'm off contract but I ran out of 4g so ill get a new sim from Tmobile i have never had this problem so ill reset my account and get a new sim and see what's up
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Franzferdinan51 said:
Just to be sure and check with you guys
This phone is the htc sensation z710a according to the box and gets the following bands amd frequency
HSPA/WCDMA
850/1900/2100 MHZ
GSM/GPRS/EDGE
850/900/1800/1900 MHZ
Are these the correct
Bands and frequency? Because I got the phone from htc ofc being UN branded I never thought to check hopefully one of you can ease my mind likeI said it used to work but I'm hoping its not a fluke
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That's not the T Mous version, that's a Euro version which according to Google doesn't have correct bands for T Mous 4g. The T Mous one is htc sensation z710e.
Edit you are missing HSPA/WCDMA 1700 band which T Mous uses for 4g.
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I would let me know when u get it if you need one if there going to charge let me know I got one or eBay for 1$
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craven667 said:
I would let me know when u get it if you need one if there going to charge let me know I got one or eBay for 1$
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Seriously dude, how are you missing the fact that his phone doesn't have the correct band for T Mous 4g? SIM card won't change that, it's hardware related.
This amazon link shows the model and bands for T Mous Sensation 4g bands in case you don't believe me
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Sensation-Z710E-Unlocked-Smartphone/dp/B005345986
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Really I have a damn euro phone
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