I can make calls with a 3G sim as the 3G network switches to o2 when it is unable to recieve a 3G signal, but I cant get GPRS to work, can any one help? has any one got a 3G sim to fully work with their XDAII?
I will post more info if required
Thanks
Jud
If im not mistaking, the data trafic is locked to a specifik 3G network?
if it were me i would ask 3 if they support grps
and if they did to turn it on
judsta said:
I can make calls with a 3G sim as the 3G network switches to o2 when it is unable to recieve a 3G signal, but I cant get GPRS to work, can any one help? has any one got a 3G sim to fully work with their XDAII?
I will post more info if required
Thanks
Jud
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AFAIK, if you are a Three customer, all of their services are available in proper 'Three' coverage areas.
BUT, they make it clear on their site, that in none Three coverage areas, coverage is then provided by O2 under a 'roaming' agreement Three have with them.
They point out that in these conditions, voice calls and sms are still possible (as this uses standard GSM, or rather CSD).
BUT, that picture messaging etc will not be possible.
This seems to indicate quite clearly, this is because a GPRS arrangement with them is not possible, or established.
Thus, in your case, a Three SIM card will work in an XDA (but only the OLDER ones allegedly, Three supposedly got sick of too many people buying them for just the high amount of free inclusive minutes and sticking them in their own handsets and incurring high roaming costs for Three with O2, so locked the newer ones), but GPRS is not available when in a none 3G handset, or in truth, on a none Three network!
Hi
Im on a Three network in Australia and i am able to use the three sim in my XDA however, I am unable to send sms as it cant read the sms function from the carrier sim. I have change to an optus sim and sms works on that, so im sure its just three's sim that doesnt.
Anyone having a similar problem ? and have a fix ?
Hi, I have Austrian 3 sim in my XDA II and GPRS works, however (of course) I am using national roaming partner's (A1) network, because XDA does not have UMTS radio.
Everything works OK. data, sms, email....
Buzz
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Hi guys, after browsing through this forum I unlocked my xda 2 (many thanks) and have now tried my 3g sim card in the phone and it works fine. So far as I understand, I will effectively have no on air content e.g. gprs connection, gps wap, or any of the 3g stuff. Can I do either of these things: alter the gprs settings so they work with 3g... or using pocket internet explorer, dial up to a provider such as freeserve...
Many thanks,
JB
sure
just get 3g's
access point name
for their wap, grps and mms service
add them to your connections in settings and
maybe get the login and pass if 3g use that and you are set
speaking of that, since i am using 3g in australia, and while using the sim card on gsm phones, it is roaming on vodafone network.
does that mean if i have voda's wap, gprs config, i can use the gprs service?
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Hi guys, after browsing through this forum I unlocked my xda 2 (many thanks) and have now tried my 3g sim card in the phone and it works fine. So far as I understand, I will effectively have no on air content e.g. gprs connection, gps wap, or any of the 3g stuff. Can I do either of these things: alter the gprs settings so they work with 3g... or using pocket internet explorer, dial up to a provider such as freeserve...
Many thanks,
JB
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Jim: i am new to 3G, are you saying that xda2 can support 3G and how does this differ from the norm GSM. Currently, i am on GPRS with GSM and does 3G works this differently. Thanks.
3g(UTMS) is the name of the 3th generation of mobil phoning
xda1 and 2 do not! support 3g you need a speciel 3g console to use 3g
it give a better bandwidth and they push it with video phoning
read more about 3g
http://www.3g.co.uk/
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3g(UTMS) is the name of the 3th generation of mobil phoning
xda1 and 2 do not! support 3g you need a speciel 3g console to use 3g
it give a better bandwidth and they push it with video phoning
read more about 3g
http://www.3g.co.uk/
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what console do i need to make my xda2 3 G-able. Thanks
I unlocked my xda II with the software available on this forum. I then simply put the 3G simcard in the phone and it worked... comes up with the O2 network. However Three have now said that they have built in measures to stop this working now.... although I'm not sure whether this is true or not (I've tried 3 3g simcards in my unlocked xda2 and they all work and two of them are less than three weeks old). Now I've never heard of it happening to an XDA 2 before, but there are rumour that putting the three simcard into a 2 or 2.5g phone can physically damage it. Anyway, I've had no problem, so give it a try if you feel brave (I take no responsibility ). (BTW you don't get 3G content... and I couldn't get GPRS working! so its a phone only).
Cheers,
Jim
o2xda2
only way i can think of is getting the xda2 backpack which have a cf
slot and get that UTMS /3G cf card and use that
where Can I buy a UTMS /3G cf card for my XDA II?
where Can I buy a UTMS /3G cf card ?
i have no idea
read about it here
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=1714
I have a strange problem!
I have an O2 XDA II, (unlocked), original ROM (1.03 USA), which I'm using with a UK Vodafone SIM. This works fine in the UK, however I am currently in the US trying to roam, without any luck. The automatic network selection does not connect to any network. Using manual network selection, I can select the T-mobile network, which it connects to, with good signal strength, but if I try to make or receive a call it does not work. It also loses the connection altogether after a few minutes. (This SIM works fine in the US in my Motorola tri-band phone). However, if I use my wife's US T-mobile SIM in the XDA II instead of mine, it works fine!
Any ideas?? All help would be gratefully appreciated!
Paul
phone networks must have agreements to let users roam
Vodafone certainly have a roming agreement with T-mobile in the US - I've been using this SIM in a triband phone in the US for years.
Paul
well are you talking about roaming of grps ?
because there are not as many agreements when it comes to grps as there is when it comes to std phone
No, just roaming GSM voice!
Paul
Hi everyone,
Is anyone having problems with the three (3G) sim in australia ?
I am currently unable to send sms and cant access the settings -> personal -> phone -> voice mail and sms settings. Is there a third party program that can fix this issue ? or some sort of a registry hack ?
Also everytime i soft-reset the xda sometimes it tends to be very long before a carrier can be detected (contracted with vodafone). Sometimes its only a matter of seconds but sometimes it can take up to 5 min without signal. Im guessing its jus a roaming issue, but has anyone come up with a way of solving this ?
Any help is appreciated ..
Cheers guys
Just interested, your ID says Optus, you say you have vodafone sim in your XDA II and your also are on a 3G network.
sorry ... maybe i should've been more clear ....
currently I have 2 numbers 1 optus and I got a new Three sim. I use the Three sim in my xda now but since the xda does not support 3G network, instead on being on the Three network, they will put me on the vodafone network as Three have a roaming contract with them. (so disregard the whole optus thing).
Three have their own 3G network in Australia but when out of coverage, they will use the more extensively covered vodafone (GSM) network.
I dont think roaming will cause problems with sms :evil:
but anyway ... thats my main problem atm. I can put up with the delayed carrier signal upon reset but the sms is a real pain.
does that make more sense ??
I just unlocked my SPV-M5000 and replaced the orange 3G sim with a regular Vodafone SIM. Much to my surprise the phone after a few minutes of being on the regular 2G network picked up the UTMS network from Vodafone (the provider name changed and the gprs symbol changed from G to U).
The coverage was only 2 bars and I could not make calls on it anyway, so I changed my network settings from auto to GSM and now only the 2G network is found. I was wondering how this could have happen when using a regular non 3G sim in the first place.
I think the best thing is to get a 3G sim anyway from Vodafone. Is this something that vodafone would normally do. I would keep the same number etc of course, I just want a 3G sim instead of a 2G one.
Thnaks
I am running an O2 XDA Exec and a Sony Eric 750i.
Have asked O2 to send me a 3G compatable card for the Exec which presumably will be the same number, not sure if this will automatically invalidate the original Sim or if this can continue to be run in my SE?
Any ideas?
Vodafone does not provide any seperate 3G sims. they just provide SIM cards and depending on the phone they are in they pick up the signal.
The o2 3G sims work in all phones......3G or not so I don't think they are any different. They could be.
But as far as Vodafone is concerned, they donot provide seperate SIMs for 3G/2.5G.
There is no such thing as a 3G SIM.
The clever stuff is done by your phone.
Voda and O2 do it differently.
With Voda, any sim will do.
With O2 you need a 3G sim, which are different to a standard 2G sim. I believe this has something to do with enhanced security. Either type of sim will work in a 2G or 3G phone, but of course you can only get a 3G signal with a 3G sim and 3G phone.
I recently brought a vodafone htc magic that has been unlocked. It works fine to make calls and texts on the O2 network but won't pick up a 3G signal. I've put a new 3G sim card in it and still makes calls and text without a problem. It just won't pick up a 3G signal so can't browse the internet or use market etc. Any advice or tips would helpful.
Cheers Adam
I don't know what 3G frequencies O2 uses, but make sure that vodafone magic and O2 network uses the same frequencies. If not, you cannot use your 3G signal.
I put up some instructions last year on the O2 forums about how to do exactly what you're asking.
http://forum.o2.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=24802
2nd post down.