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Hey everyone,
I got an AT&T Fuze (Touch Pro) and Im using it on Fido in Canada. My data is working perfectly fine, my only issue is that my phone keeps switching from 3G to H every once in a while, I was just wondering why and whats the reason for that?
Also, I have a little exclamation mark (in a yellow triangle) in the top right hand corner right beside the 3G/H/E Icon. I don't know why thats there?
Thanks to all for the help!
No, that's neither yours nor your phone issues. Once you' re in the better speed coverage, the phone will jump to H or your phone is accessing the internet.
"little exclamation mark" is a "roaming" indicator.
Heres the thing, it jumps back and forth while even accessing/using data.
Is there anyway to get rid of the exclamation mark?
have you flashed the rom?
I would be interested in how to get rid of the roaming icon too.
I have tried all the registry changes to no avail. The icon, and roaming warnings for things like the weather app, remain. It's about the last thing I need to fix but I seem to be stuck.
Im using RRE's ROM. So far it seems to have fixed itself, but now Im having more issues. I wonder if I should flash to a different ROM.
Hi guys,
I have a somewhat related problem and I hope someone can help me out. I just recently bought an unlocked HTC Touch Pro (not the Fuze version) and I am using it with my Fido sim card. Everything works and I was able to setup EDGE on it, but what bothers me is it keeps saying that I am roaming (for example when I access the Weather app). I am wondering if this is just some sort of a glitch due to the phone being unlocked or am I really roaming? I also get that roaming icon at the top. I am located in Vancouver so I am not out of town or anything. I just want to make sure so I don't end up having a crazy invoice by the end of the month. Thanks very much in advance.
mu061686 said:
Hi guys,
I have a somewhat related problem and I hope someone can help me out. I just recently bought an unlocked HTC Touch Pro (not the Fuze version) and I am using it with my Fido sim card. Everything works and I was able to setup EDGE on it, but what bothers me is it keeps saying that I am roaming (for example when I access the Weather app). I am wondering if this is just some sort of a glitch due to the phone being unlocked or am I really roaming? I also get that roaming icon at the top. I am located in Vancouver so I am not out of town or anything. I just want to make sure so I don't end up having a crazy invoice by the end of the month. Thanks very much in advance.
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It's because Fido uses Roger's towers now, but the companies are still identified separately and therefore it thinks you're roaming. As long as you have a data plan, you should be ok.
PS. Depending where in Vancouver you are, you should be getting at least 3G (3G), or hopefully HSDPA (H), vs Edge (E).
xda_fanboy said:
It's because Fido uses Roger's towers now, but the companies are still identified separately and therefore it thinks you're roaming. As long as you have a data plan, you should be ok.
PS. Depending where in Vancouver you are, you should be getting at least 3G (3G), or hopefully HSDPA (H), vs Edge (E).
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xda_fanboy, thank you very much for the helpful information. I can finally stop worrying. I do have a data plan with Fido so that should do. However, this is the second day of using the Touch Pro and the only data network I get is Edge. The only setup I did to my phone is what is listed in http://www.iday.ca/2008/11/how-to-setup-rogers-or-fido.html, under the Fido section. Would you mind taking a look and see if that is all that I need to do? I really appreciate all your help. Thanks again.
mu061686 said:
xda_fanboy, thank you very much for the helpful information. I can finally stop worrying. I do have a data plan with Fido so that should do. However, this is the second day of using the Touch Pro and the only data network I get is Edge. The only setup I did to my phone is what is listed in http://www.iday.ca/2008/11/how-to-setup-rogers-or-fido.html, under the Fido section. Would you mind taking a look and see if that is all that I need to do? I really appreciate all your help. Thanks again.
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Please see my post at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3192894&postcount=3 and see if it helps. I believe you also need to go into Settings>Connections>Advanced Network and enable HSDPA/HSUPA to get the full benefit.
mu061686 said:
xda_fanboy, thank you very much for the helpful information. I can finally stop worrying. I do have a data plan with Fido so that should do. However, this is the second day of using the Touch Pro and the only data network I get is Edge. The only setup I did to my phone is what is listed in http://www.iday.ca/2008/11/how-to-setup-rogers-or-fido.html, under the Fido section. Would you mind taking a look and see if that is all that I need to do? I really appreciate all your help. Thanks again.
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I also have this phone and live in Vancouver on Fido. I don't think it will work on 3G, or so it seems. Mine is not the ATT version either, just the stock HTC. Currently it runs fine on the standard network, although as mentioned i have not been able to get rid of the roaming icon, but have never been charged extra. Its too bad we can't use it on 3G, and if any can find a way, that would be awesome, id love to be using the full potential of this phone.
I think we are stuck with no 3G, unless there are any suggestions?
If your not using the AT&T Fuze, then you won't have 3G in North America. Don't worry about the roaming icon. Since the phone (or is it the software?) has no idea that Fido uses Rogers' towers, it thinks your roaming. I have the roaming icon as well, had it on many non-branded Fido phones.
I turned off 3G because I hate seeing my icon go to 3G then H at random times besides when Im using actual data and it seems that with 3G, I get worse reception! Makes no sense I know, I've tried 3 different radio's and all have the same issue. Im thinking if an HTC Touch Diamond Rogers branded Radio will work, then that would probably work the best. Anybody know if/where I can get it?
Professional Help PLEASSSE!!!! HTC TOUCH PRO Rogers wireless!!
I Cant get my phone to use HSPDA or 3G high speed internet. Its only working with EDGE.
Now ive been reading these forums, but i have no clue how to get the correct rom for my device, nor do i know how toeven install it or set it up if i did.
I know people are busy these days but if SOMEONE OUT THERE can please walk me through it step by step...ill marry you (only if ur a chick i dont swing those ways!!!!)
Id love to get the full potential out of my phone please help me...
HTC TOUCH PRO
ROGERS WIRELESS
Speng2 said:
I Cant get my phone to use HSPDA or 3G high speed internet. Its only working with EDGE.
Now ive been reading these forums, but i have no clue how to get the correct rom for my device, nor do i know how toeven install it or set it up if i did.
I know people are busy these days but if SOMEONE OUT THERE can please walk me through it step by step...ill marry you (only if ur a chick i dont swing those ways!!!!)
Id love to get the full potential out of my phone please help me...
HTC TOUCH PRO
ROGERS WIRELESS
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If you bought a stock HTC Touch Pro (non-ATT, non-North American) then you won't have the NA 3G radio frequency and you're stuck with Edge.
Regarding a ROM, head over to the ROM sub-forum. There's a step-by-step guide on flashing your first ROM. As far as which ROM is best, it depends entirely on what you want from it, and even then varies by personal choice from person to person. There is no 1 "best" ROM. Check out all the ROM threads (there's a Roger's specific ROM available FYI) and pick one based on what you like.
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If you bought a stock HTC Touch Pro (non-ATT, non-North American) then you won't have the NA 3G radio frequency and you're stuck with Edge.
Regarding a ROM, head over to the ROM sub-forum. There's a step-by-step guide on flashing your first ROM. As far as which ROM is best, it depends entirely on what you want from it, and even then varies by personal choice from person to person. There is no 1 "best" ROM. Check out all the ROM threads (there's a Roger's specific ROM available FYI) and pick one based on what you like.
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I have a similar problem as Speng2, but I have the HTC Fuze which is the american ATT branded one. I unlocked it, flashed the NATF 4.7 rom and tried many diff radios and can never get more than EDGE. I used to have 3g when it was stock. I live in Los Angeles which is a 3g area. I get full edge signal but no 3g or HSPDA. I have a feeling it has to do with a setting. Pls help.
ipisbored said:
I have a similar problem as Speng2, but I have the HTC Fuze which is the american ATT branded one. I unlocked it, flashed the NATF 4.7 rom and tried many diff radios and can never get more than EDGE. I used to have 3g when it was stock. I live in Los Angeles which is a 3g area. I get full edge signal but no 3g or HSPDA. I have a feeling it has to do with a setting. Pls help.
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This thread was specifically for Fido, a Canadian carrier. I have no knowledge of the settings you will require for your carrier in LA, which is the most likely reason you are not getting 3G. I would try contacting them if you haven't already. Otherwise try and find a thread for your carrier, or perhaps check HF (not sure if we can post URL's to other sites). Good luck!
What if you dont have a data plan
xda_fanboy said:
It's because Fido uses Roger's towers now, but the companies are still identified separately and therefore it thinks you're roaming. As long as you have a data plan, you should be ok.
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What if you don't have a data plan? It seems that sypod has not been charged extra for Roaming... Does anyone know how Roaming works with FIDO? I just got the HTC FUZE and I don't want to have to pay outrageous Roaming charges. Any Ideas?
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.
Does anybody know or experienced if an unlocked Skyrocket works on European cell carriers with data and voice?
Our 3g here in Belgium is on 2100 mhz and I seen that the Skyrocket has the 2100 mhz radio, but heard it only works if you have an AT&T sim.
Thanks in advance.
Got my SkyRocket (AT&T, unlocked version) and it works flawlessly in Belgium, Germany, France and the Netherlands so far. No problems at all connecting to voice, voice mail, data on Edge, 3G and HSPA+. GPS and Google Maps works great. Very nice phone!!
Good to know. I have a customer her that wants to use his over there. Now I just have to help him unlock it
Treatcon said:
Got my SkyRocket (AT&T, unlocked version) and it works flawlessly in Belgium, Germany, France and the Netherlands so far. No problems at all connecting to voice, voice mail, data on Edge, 3G and HSPA+. GPS and Google Maps works great. Very nice phone!!
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Flash or use Odin and install the Rogers stock radio(XKJ7), it works best for me here. More dependable when it comes to locking onto cell signals and less battery is used when it's searching for data networks. I'm also running Jugg v4.1 from the Tmobile dev forums. It's based off of Rogers as well with no CIQ. Also faux kernel from Tmobile for extreme smoothness and lag free phone use.
Just throwing this out there and hope it helps somebody along the line. I travel mostly between Germany, The Netherlands, France, Luxemburg and live in Belgium. This setup has proven to work flawless for me. Bluetooth in my truck as I travel, wifi as needed, data network the entire time I travel and I always have cell signal. While on the road traveling my battery can last anywhere between 18-22 hours
Is it no problem about agps fast fix issue?
I think att device using att agps supl server.
So another country can't access
Att supl server, may be it will cause slow agps fix.
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA App
Treatcon said:
Flash or use Odin and install the Rogers stock radio(XKJ7), it works best for me here. More dependable when it comes to locking onto cell signals and less battery is used when it's searching for data networks. I'm also running Jugg v4.1 from the Tmobile dev forums. It's based off of Rogers as well with no CIQ. Also faux kernel from Tmobile for extreme smoothness and lag free phone use.
Just throwing this out there and hope it helps somebody along the line. I travel mostly between Germany, The Netherlands, France, Luxemburg and live in Belgium. This setup has proven to work flawless for me. Bluetooth in my truck as I travel, wifi as needed, data network the entire time I travel and I always have cell signal. While on the road traveling my battery can last anywhere between 18-22 hours
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Hi
Do you mean that you flash the T989 rom to our T727 phone ?
Hi Guys, I am planning to buy this phone, I am from Mexico and before I make the purchase I have a few questions and since I have been around with the HD2 for about a year now, I don't know anything related this one.
- Is there as much development for this specific model as the vanilla S2 one?
- I saw in a sticky thread that there is a way to unlock a S2 with an app, is it possible with this model?
- Since I will be using it in Mexico (Telcel carrier, GSM) I won't receive the ICS update right? but I guess I will be able to root it and then upgrade it following a guide in the Android development subforum?
- Does anyone tested the MHL (HDMI adapter) with this specific model or at least with the vanilla S2? How is it working so far?
- What are your thoughts overall about this phone?
Thanks guys, I posted this as a thread with no luck but I would like to know your opinion
Pulverizer said:
Is it no problem about agps fast fix issue?
I think att device using att agps supl server.
So another country can't access
Att supl server, may be it will cause slow agps fix.
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA App
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No clue, sorry.
justbenice said:
Hi
Do you mean that you flash the T989 rom to our T727 phone ?
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Yes the hardware is the same, it also works in reverse. It's an I727 not T
i think this phone will work pretty much anywhere in this world as long as there's umts. I think it has 850,1900,2100 and also i believe it works on 1700 too.
Although we don't have that many development compare to internation s2, we still have some great development ongoing here.
for the ICS update, you can just flash it from here as long as it arrives.
Also you can flash the tmobile version rom to our phone too.
I'm using the Skyrocket fine in Sydney, Australia.
My 3G frequency is also 2100 MHz. We don't have LTE here yet but the HSPA+ speeds are amazing on this phone. On my old HD2 I was averaging about 3.5 Mbps. On the Skyrocket my average is about 7-8 Mbps with my highest test being 12.77 Mbps.
Not sure what the "agps fast fix issue" is but I've had no issues with the GPS. I'm using GPS Status to download the data file. My average lock speeds are between 5-7 seconds.
The only complaint I have about the phone is the whine/hissing sound I get from the audio at low volume when playing music. Other than that I'm loving the new phone: the impressive responsiveness, faster than ADSL2+ data speeds, very bright screen I can use outside in the sun and the sexy white case with the 'HID' back lit capacitive keys.
All the rom for i727 or T989 all work with i727 . The best radio is : T989UVKL1 .
BTW , compare to my all Samsung GAlaxy S2 i9100 , the i9100 have better singal .
I think skyrocket does not match our korea 2100 mHz network.
Data disconnection often appear, poor signal bar, can't establish call in some area.(like bed room)
I also flashed i727r, T989, T989D radio, but all problems are same.
So i decided my phone changed to T989 hercules.
Is it a good idea?
paradogz said:
I'm using the Skyrocket fine in Sydney, Australia.
My 3G frequency is also 2100 MHz. We don't have LTE here yet but the HSPA+ speeds are amazing on this phone. On my old HD2 I was averaging about 3.5 Mbps. On the Skyrocket my average is about 7-8 Mbps with my highest test being 12.77 Mbps.
Not sure what the "agps fast fix issue" is but I've had no issues with the GPS. I'm using GPS Status to download the data file. My average lock speeds are between 5-7 seconds.
The only complaint I have about the phone is the whine/hissing sound I get from the audio at low volume when playing music. Other than that I'm loving the new phone: the impressive responsiveness, faster than ADSL2+ data speeds, very bright screen I can use outside in the sun and the sexy white case with the 'HID' back lit capacitive keys.
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I'd like to ask, specially PARADOGZ and TREATCON, if any of you perfomed a special procedure to make the phone work on 3G or 3G+. I live in Brazil and bought a I727R(Rogers). My carrier name is CLARO and it works on 2100Mhz... everything is working fine (phone call, wi-fi, 2G) except that I don't 3G .... 2G is very very slow.
when i go to phone status i get a variation between UMTS and HSPA and the symbol on the screen actually says I'm on 4G (3G or 3G+ on brazilian saying) but...of course this is not real....data goes lower than 50kbps... believe.... i'm not mistaken.... only 50kbps....
something is definetely wrong.. please help !!
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Treatcon said:
Flash or use Odin and install the Rogers stock radio(XKJ7), it works best for me here. More dependable when it comes to locking onto cell signals and less battery is used when it's searching for data networks. I'm also running Jugg v4.1 from the Tmobile dev forums. It's based off of Rogers as well with no CIQ. Also faux kernel from Tmobile for extreme smoothness and lag free phone use.
Just throwing this out there and hope it helps somebody along the line. I travel mostly between Germany, The Netherlands, France, Luxemburg and live in Belgium. This setup has proven to work flawless for me. Bluetooth in my truck as I travel, wifi as needed, data network the entire time I travel and I always have cell signal. While on the road traveling my battery can last anywhere between 18-22 hours
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I'd like to ask, specially PARADOGZ and TREATCON, if any of you perfomed a special procedure to make the phone work on 3G or 3G+. I live in Brazil and bought a I727R. My carrier name is CLARO and it works on 2100Mhz... everything is working fine (phone call, wi-fi, 2G) except that I don't 3G .... 2G is very very slow.
when i go to phone status i get a variation between UMTS and HSPA and the symbol on the screen actually says I'm on 4G (3G or 3G+ on brazilian saying) but...of course this is not real....data goes lower than 50kbps... believe.... i'm not mistaken.... only 50kbps....
something is definetely wrong.. please help !!
I'm confused... specs states that I727R works on HSPA 2100 but I can't find WCDMA 2100 on *#2263#. so I can't disregard is a hardware issue.
I hope that the solution be only software.... maybe update BASEBAND....
I need help and I'm very worried.
thks
my specs are
SGH-I727R
android 2.3.5
baseband I727RUXKJ7
I'm gonna use my at&t skyrocket in turkey. So is stock radios make a problem wtih custom roms?
(Some times my signal gonna poor like bed room.)
I've used my unlocked stock ICS AT&T Skyrocket throughout the UK and in Portugal with 3G and HSPA+ speeds without any hiccups.
Great phone!
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Using it in Israel on 2100 MHz 3G band. Working just fine, seen HSPA download speeds in excess of 5MB/s (bytes, not bits).
I used my skyrocket in Ukraine and Russia with At&t sim card and MTS sim card. Also worked in Frankfurt and Munich Germany. Hit and miss on strong signals but works regardless.
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Which unlock did u use?
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USB unlock. Made a backup of EFS first. Worked fine.
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USB unlock. Made a backup of EFS first. Worked fine.
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USB unlock? sorry could you elaborate more please. Is it a file to download/where? or which website you bought it from?
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?
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@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???
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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/
Hello everyone,
so basically I need some help (obviously ) and my problem is that I can only get an E (Edge) mobile data connection, and I know for sure that my Simcard provider does support (European) 3G and a download speed of up to 4MB/s. I Tried a lot of stuff that I could find here on the xda-developers forums like dialing *#*#4696#*#* -> Phone Information then changing WCDMA preferred to GSM only and then back to WCDMA preferred and then going on options and selecting Europe from the "Select radio band" option. I've upgraded my radio from 1.20.50.05.16_10.31.50.08 to 1.35a.32.45.27_10.144.32.34aL with no success. I have tried flashing different ROMs for hboot2.16 starting from Android 4.2.2 up to 7.1.2, Sense based ROMs and AOSP ROMs, also with no success.
I've been trying different stuff, looking on other websites, even in different languages for a way to fix this with no success.
I'm starting to give up hope as I don't feel like getting POed because of this problem (although it was a great amusement to my BF to see how I act when I'm raging :good: xD )
Right now I went back to my normal ROM that I've used for the past couple of months which is Lineage 14.1 (I've clean flashed the newest release of it).
I really hope someone could help me because it's starting to go on my nerves ^-^
Thanks in advance!
EDIT:
I also wanted to say that I have an HTC One S (European S4 model) and my carrier is VodafoneDE and my Simcard is an "Edeka Mobil" card.
I've seen that about 100 people have seen my thread, a bit of help would be nice >.<