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[Q] Motorola Xoom on UAE Etisalat

Hi all! I leaving In UAE - Fujairah, and I'm planing to buy a Motorola Xoom. Maybe someone with more experience than me, can advice me, if it worth, if it will work on Etisalat 3G network, and finally if those Xoom 3G released by Verizon and sell via E-bay are OK for my location. Thanks in advance !!!

ovigt71 said:
Hi all! I leaving In UAE - Fujairah, and I'm planing to buy a Motorola Xoom. Maybe someone with more experience than me, can advice me, if it worth, if it will work on Etisalat 3G network, and finally if those Xoom 3G released by Verizon and sell via E-bay are OK for my location. Thanks in advance !!!
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Axiom in UAE is going to be selling the XOOM. Sure they can provide more information they have a direct tie up with Moto,
Cheers.

thanks dude, but as far as I know they will bring only WIFI....

The Verizon Xoom uses CDMA for 3G networks. If I remember correctly, Etisalat is GSM only, so it would not work. I'm not sure about 4G LTE though, but that's not active on the Motorola Xoom yet anyway.
BTW, I was in Fujairah a few weeks ago; my Verizon Xoom worked great on wifi.

silentshab said:
The Verizon Xoom uses CDMA for 3G networks. If I remember correctly, Etisalat is GSM only, so it would not work. I'm not sure about 4G LTE though, but that's not active on the Motorola Xoom yet anyway.
BTW, I was in Fujairah a few weeks ago; my Verizon Xoom worked great on wifi.
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ok, but in order to use the WI-FI, I need to be stuck in home or any other place which has a Wireless Network.....anyway, it looks like I have to wait for a while....

Maybe I become insistent, but I don't want to spend almost 1000$ for nothing. Can someone to confirm if this model Motorola XOOM MZ601 will work in my 3G network. I already read the details and also I check the compatibility list on above link, but.....i just want to make sure, maybe someone has the similar model and using in GSM network. Thanks in advance!

Does your network use sim card? If yes, then the Verizon Xoom won't work for you.
Verizon 3G Xoom uses CDMA, it won't work on GSM networks that use sim cards.

[Q] no 3G Sensation/ATT

Hi all, im very new to XDA & have no knowledge of bandwidths. I just recently bought a HTC Sensation (not sure what model, but it was from a local guy). Had it unlocked so i can use it with my ATT plan. every thing was working fine except i had no data & couldnt send/recieve MMS. When first turned on, there was no APN settings on the phone, so i applied the settings stated in the thread APN settings for unlocked Sensation on ATT by mekajt7 on 09/05/11. Now i have data & MMS is working fine execpt my data is only 2G??
If there's anyone out there with more extensive knowledge regarding this topic, or how to get my phone to pick up 3G?? pleeeeeese leave a reply.
ive spent hours online reading about the bandwidths & ive been getting mixed results.... some said yes, it should work & most said no.
I'm in need of some answers
thanks for reading

the only way an sensation can pick up att 3g signals is if you buy one from canada made for their bell carrier. other then that all you can get is edge. if you want 3g or even better, 4g and be in the usa, you need tmobile

thanks for the reply kpholmes. yea, that's the same thing ive been getting from reading online for 4 hours. do you or anyone else reading know the model number for T-Mo's version vs. Bell's version???
i know it's 710a or 710e. but which is which??

DMX804 said:
thanks for the reply kpholmes. yea, that's the same thing ive been getting from reading online for 4 hours. do you or anyone else reading know the model number for T-Mo's version vs. Bell's version???
i know it's 710a or 710e. but which is which??
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The Z710a is the North American (NAM) version sold by Canadian carriers and it supports the 850/1900/2100 3G bands that AT&T uses.
The Z710e supports the European and T-Mobile 3G bands.

tpbklake said:
The Z710a is the North American (NAM) version sold by Canadian carriers and it supports the 850/1900/2100 3G bands that AT&T uses.
The Z710e supports the European and T-Mobile 3G bands.
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so, T-Mo's is neither of these?? or is it the Z710e??
im just trying to get the model's correctly identified
thanks for the reply

T-mo is the same as european and asian version, it wont work with at&t 3G which is probably what you have. You need to get the canadian sensation from bell or virgin mobile model number z710a. If you look at settings>>about phone>>phone identity, the model number of your phone should be there. If it is z710e, then you are out of luck.

So the Canadian version can use 3G on AT&T? And 4G?

sjespers said:
So the Canadian version can use 3G on AT&T? And 4G?
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Yes the Canadian version can use AT&T 3G and HSPA+ network.

3G not working. Just GSM on CM7.1 or Defy+ ROM

Hi, I bought the defy about a month ago. I bought it in south america. I live in Italy, so, when I came back, and tried to connect with my phone to the 3g network it didn't, just the GSM (the little G on the top). I'm currently using CM 7.1, but with the Defy+ ROM it did the same. Now here's a strange thing: i searched over the internet and find out that with the Defy baseband I could change the band for the Italy one, but, I'm vodafone, and the network with Italia RT on the baseband says Emergency calls only. So I used the International RT, and it worked. I thought it may be the device, so I inserted a TIM chip, but now instead of GSM I get EDGE. WTF?
I know vodafone uses 900/1800/2100...any ideas? It is possible that because I bought it elsewhere I can not connect to 3g in europe?? (even if the defy's manual says it works on Quad band GSM with GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz in all regions)
Dual band UMTS with HSPA+/HSUPA (850/1700/2100 MHz in the USA, 900/2100 MHz in Europe, and 850/2100 MHz in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand)??
Thanks for the help!!
Please, help me get my 3G back!

No one can help me? Even a hint would be great.
Thanks
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Use baseband switcher dude
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As I said before: I used baseband switcher, but it doesn't change anything. I wonder if the 3G fixes on other forums are the same as baseband switcher
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for 2G networks, Edge and GPRS are the data connections available.so G is for GPRS not GSM. E is for Edge (both E and G are GSM 2G). some networks have GPRS and Edge depending on the location, some only operate GRPS, it depends on the priority network planning etc..
when you tried different SIM cards you used different networks and thats why you have G or E, depends on whats available for that network in that location.
as for 3G, what country did you buy your Defy?
italy has : 900/1800 for GSM and 2100 for 3G/UMTS
south america:
-brazil has 2100 and other bands for 3G/UMTS depending on region/operator
-other countries in south america have no 2100 but only 850/900/1900
good article here on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
sadly the 3G radios in most phones are carrying one and not all frequencies so your device is as small and cheap as possible.

nolimitzz said:
for 2G networks, Edge and GPRS are the data connections available.so G is for GPRS not GSM. E is for Edge (both E and G are GSM 2G). some networks have GPRS and Edge depending on the location, some only operate GRPS, it depends on the priority network planning etc..
when you tried different SIM cards you used different networks and thats why you have G or E, depends on whats available for that network in that location.
as for 3G, what country did you buy your Defy?
italy has : 900/1800 for GSM and 2100 for 3G/UMTS
south america:
-brazil has 2100 and other bands for 3G/UMTS depending on region/operator
-other countries in south america have no 2100 but only 850/900/1900
good article here on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
sadly the 3G radios in most phones are carrying one and not all frequencies so your device is as small and cheap as possible.
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Does that mean that even if I use baseband if my phone doesn't have the 2100 will not work in 3g? I bought it in colombia. Thanks for the answer btw. There's any mod, way to give my phone the 2100 frequency? Maybe changing a hardware part? O just I should change the phone? If I change Rom does it do anything? Sorry for all the questions
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In the box says made in brazil. Don't know if that's of any help. Any way I can change the 3g radio??

changing roms or baseband is of no use unless you have correct radio. did you use the phone in colombia? did 3G work? if 3G worked in colombia it will not work in Italy, if thats the case i think easiest is to change your phone if you want 3G, not sure if anyone tried to mod radio.

nolimitzz said:
changing roms or baseband is of no use unless you have correct radio. did you use the phone in colombia? did 3G work? if 3G worked in colombia it will not work in Italy, if thats the case i think easiest is to change your phone if you want 3G, not sure if anyone tried to mod radio.
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Yes it worked there. Well, thank you for the help, I think I'll keep this for a while, but at the end I'll have to change it. I'll try to ask if maybe some other company use the 850 or 900 here also for 3G. I think, if the topic is solved. Thank you nolimizz.
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you're most welcome

Using ATT skyrocket in Taiwan

I tried search for answers, but no luck.
Story is that I just bought a Skyrocket and cant be happier, but I'm planning to go to Taiwan for a month. I just realized that Taiwan uses UMTS 2100 for 3G and HSPA. I'm getting a lot of different info on the ATT skyrockets.
I'm wondering if I can take this skyrocket to Taiwan and use their 3G/4G networks.
Any input would be helpful.
Best!
edit: I think it will work.

3G or 4G will both work in Taiwan. I was able to use my skyrocket to tether and make skype video calls with no problem.
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davelu said:
3G or 4G will both work in Taiwan. I was able to use my skyrocket to tether and make skype video calls with no problem.
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Did you have to do anything (like switch APNs)? My previous phone (Touch Pro 2) had 2100, but I wasn't able to connect, even though my phone said "3G". My brother's Atrix had the same problem. We couldn't get any data working at all.

Hi, I live in Shanghai, and want to use China Unicom, which uses the 2100 network.
Sounds like from these posts that the Samsung Skyrocket will work here without any problems.
Does it need to be unlocked? Some Skyrocket specs list the 2100 while others don't. That due to ATT trying to discourage others from buying this phone?
Thanks for the info in this thread.

WorldMan said:
Hi, I live in Shanghai, and want to use China Unicom, which uses the 2100 network.
Sounds like from these posts that the Samsung Skyrocket will work here without any problems.
Does it need to be unlocked? Some Skyrocket specs list the 2100 while others don't. That due to ATT trying to discourage others from buying this phone?
Thanks for the info in this thread.
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Of course you need it unlocked. I used my unlocked skyrocket last month in my vacation in the Philippines where networks uses 2100 for 3g and 4g.
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Sweet, now to find one online, and order it so that it is waiting for me next week when I return to the states.
Thanks!!!

Unlock RAZR HD and used in Israel.

Hello,
I want to purchase Motorola RAZR HD locked to Verizon.
I live in Israel and I don't know if I will can to unlock it to use it in Israel.
I read the threads in the forum but I didn't found answers.
Please help me so I know whether to buy, I do not want to buy and get stuck with a device that will don't work for me in Israel.
Israel frequencies are:
GSM: 900MHz, 1800MHz
UMTS, HSDPA, WCDMA: 850, 900, 2100
If it's help to know.
I use SIM card.
Thank you very much and hope I'll can!
Roei.

Why not select this one - "DROID RAZR HD BY MOTOROLA w/o plan "?
roimos said:
Hello,
I want to purchase Motorola RAZR HD locked to Verizon.
I live in Israel and I don't know if I will can to unlock it to use it in Israel.
I read the threads in the forum but I didn't found answers.
Please help me so I know whether to buy, I do not want to buy and get stuck with a device that will don't work for me in Israel.
Israel frequencies are:
GSM: 900MHz, 1800MHz
UMTS, HSDPA, WCDMA: 850, 900, 2100
If it's help to know.
I use SIM card.
Thank you very much and hope I'll can!
Roei.
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Because I don't want to buy a new one, it is expensive to me....
I want to purchase a used one (new condition) from eBay.

There are countless threads on this. The phone is unlocked, but you probably wont be able to pick up LTE because it doesn't have many LTE signal bands -- the ones that it has are pretty specific to VZW.

Cpudan80 said:
There are countless threads on this. The phone is unlocked, but you probably wont be able to pick up LTE because it doesn't have many LTE signal bands -- the ones that it has are pretty specific to VZW.
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But Israel is not at all supported by LTE, it does not exist here (3.5G max here).
Then I can use it in Israel?
I need a definitive answer.
Thank you!

roimos said:
But Israel is not at all supported by LTE, it does not exist here (3.5G max here).
Then I can use it in Israel?
I need a definitive answer.
Thank you!
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Shalom!
You should try to get the Rogers or Fido versions of the XT925 (a lot are listed on eBay). You might also be able to find the European versions. These are all gsm. If I remember correctly, most Israeli cell companies are no longer offering CDMA.
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The Verizon version works on both CDMA and GSM and will work globally. The XT925 is the same as the 926 excluding the LTE signal bands which are different.

danifunker said:
Shalom!
You should try to get the Rogers or Fido versions of the XT925 (a lot are listed on eBay). You might also be able to find the European versions. These are all gsm. If I remember correctly, most Israeli cell companies are no longer offering CDMA.
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I found: Unlocked Motorola RAZR HD XT925 16GB Black LTE Brand new - Fido GSM - BNIB
This is good for me?

roimos said:
I found: Unlocked Motorola RAZR HD XT925 16GB Black LTE Brand new - Fido GSM - BNIB
This is good for me?
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That should be great!
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