[Q] Radio Question - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've got an AT&T straight talk sim in my i9020t and can only get an edge connection, from what I can tell it looks like I need a Tmobile sim. I read about an SII that you could flash a radio that would make it work though, anyone know anything about this? I'd rather try flashing some before I order a new sim.

I've heard that too about the GSII, but I'm afraid the situation is different for the nexus s. Your I9020T's 3g radio will only work on tmobiles frequencies; the hardware's reception capabilities cannot be changed by flashing something.
Now, I'm not familiar with the sim you currently have in, BUT, if that network uses the same frequencies as T-Mobile, all you need to do is adjust your APN's.
I'd look up the frequencies for you, but I'm off to class..
Let my know how it goes/what you find!
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Thanks I'll see what I can find.
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I'm pretty sure that he's right about being stuck on the edge with at&t. 3g frequency only on tmobile. You would need a pentaband phone like the gnex to get both carriers 3g or hpsa+
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n2d551 said:
I'm pretty sure that he's right about being stuck on the edge with at&t. 3g frequency only on tmobile. You would need a pentaband phone like the gnex to get both carriers 3g or hpsa+
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Yep, at&t 3g frequencies are not the same as T-Mobile frequencies. You definitely need a T-Mobile sim for your i9020T
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Alright thanks guys.
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Nexus s on verizon

Is it possible that nexus s will work on Verizon being that they now use a SIM card for there 4g network?
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i dont think the radio bands are compatiable
kev2nicee said:
Is it possible that nexus s will work on Verizon being that they now use a SIM card for there 4g network?
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no NOT at all lol its like using an am only radio to pick up fm freq's. its just the same way that tmo and att 3g are different
No it will never work. However the nexus s is now released on sprint, And that model will work on Verizon.
does the sprint nexus use a SIM card? im not familiar with there network, and will the verizon 4G work on the sprint nexus s ?
No no no.
None of the Nexus S models, nit even the sprint one, will work on Verizon.
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okay thanks for the verification.

Sensation 4g question

Can this phone get 4g speed using a HSPA+ network???
It can go up to 14,4mbps. It's exactly the same as the european sensation, except the name.
I've used speed test and got 4 mbs down and 2 mbs up but I don't think I was in a good signal place
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Yes it can
So, I can use this phone on att's 4g network.
That's good to know.
josh_ww said:
So, I can use this phone on att's 4g network.
That's good to know.
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No, you won't have hspa+ speed on AT&T. It doesn't have the right band for it. Only compatible in europe and tmobile US.
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If you want to use it on at&t and get 3g/h, you need a bell sensation from Canada.

[Q] No 3g service on my new nexus s I9020A

Just bought a nice Nexus S, plugged in my tmobile sim card and only edge works?
its a dual band phone, model I9020A, is there something i have to do in settings?
it should have the freq for tmobile 3g at least? right? Please Help
Is it. A at&t version it wont work on tumble 3g
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You bought the at&t version. The tmo version is i9020t.
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Oh wow that sucks.
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i9020T-mobile
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My inspire wont receive 3G?

My inspire is for AT&T which I have unlocked for t - mobile but I only get edge internet...
I saw there was a number to(call)/ dial to change settings but when I set it to 3g my signal would just stop and say no service. I also heard wasn't possible to have 3 but I doubt that, is it true?
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SdRasta said:
My inspire is for AT&T which I have unlocked for t - mobile but I only get edge internet...
I saw there was a number to(call)/ dial to change settings but when I set it to 3g my signal would just stop and say no service. I also heard wasn't possible to have 3 but I doubt that, is it true?
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only can get edge on that
My phone sometimes switches from H to 3g and sometimes to Edge.
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lay012 said:
My phone sometimes switches from H to 3g and sometimes to Edge.
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That depends on the area where you are....in the case you are using a different carrier from ATT you wont get 3g...just edge.
So "lay012" gets 3g because he has AT&T?
There's no way then?
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SdRasta said:
So "lay012" gets 3g because he has AT&T?
There's no way then?
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For 3G
Tmobile uses 1700/2100 MHz
HTC Inspire uses 850/1900 MHz
So to answer you, there is NO way. Have to get a phone that matches the network.
The stuff they teach you in school 'skimming and scanning' or whatever your teachers called it shouldn't be used in life after school. I didn't see the unlocked for T-Mobile part .-.
I'm on AT&T.
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So "lay012" gets 3g because he has AT&T?
There's no way then?
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No the bands are hardware dependent. This has been talked about it hundreds of times. A search would have shown this.
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better 3g singal?

Guys i Nexus S I9020A 3g and i have at&t is there a way to program the phone for a better stronger 3g signal or is that just how is?
Try different radio
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