Samsung Galaxy S - On XT WDCMA

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philhop

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#70916 2-Nov-2010 17:52

Hey guys ,

First post for a while.

I have purchased an Samsung Galaxy S

Enabled 850 mhz in the Debug screen.

Had to move to Vodafone as reception in some areas was nil.

Now with Vodafone have no reception in my office which totally sucks.

Question is has any one done this or have Telecom Firmware.

Telecom said to me its just software but I will try again as have to move back to Telecom or cannot operate from Office, and may have to return the phone to Harvey Normans where I purchased.

It does say Quad Band 850 / 900 / 2100 ect

Any advice will be great full

Phil - Quickserve

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#399273 2-Nov-2010 18:07

I think it is quadband GSM not WCDMA.

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#399281 2-Nov-2010 18:21

nakedmolerat: I think it is quadband GSM not WCDMA.

That's correct.

The generic worldwide Galaxy S model you bought from Harvey Norman is Quad Band GSM (2G) and 900/200 WCDMA (3G).

Wont work on Telecom except where is there is 2100 3G in the main centres, Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, which pretty much is nil in terms on National coverage. Telecom's XT is 850 3G Mhz Nation wide.

So many users get mixed up (both customers and store personnel) with the Quad Band GSM 850/900/900/2100 as being Quad Band 3G.

No amount of firmware will enable 850 Mhz on that model you have unless you buy Telecom's Galaxy S which will be released tomorrow or Thursday (850/2100 3G) or the AT&T Captivate which is the Galaxy model for AT & T network in the USA. The radio frequencies are hardware/chipset based. Whoever you spoke to at Telecom is better off doing something more like a paper run. They have misinformed you unfortunately. They are also 850 3G. Telstra NextG is an 850 3G network also, but not sure if they plan to carry their own 850/2100 3G version.

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philhop

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#399286 2-Nov-2010 18:33

There are many options for wdcma 850 telecom rep advised me to post here, what a bugger might return phone cannot deal with vodas bad deadspot.

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#399293 2-Nov-2010 18:39

See if you can return it, which may be unlikely. In any case, there will be plenty of buyers for your phone and then you can buy the Telecom version at the end of this week.

Beware the Telecom one will cost Im thinking $200 more than the Galaxy you purchased from Harvey Norman.

Expected to retail at Telecom for around $1000.00 or there abouts.

philhop

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#399300 2-Nov-2010 18:46

Just talked to havery rep they will do a direct swap phew what a nightmare least I have broken my contract and rejoined with double minutes and hardware subsity plus no contact terminaton fees, lucky vodafone has 14 day window,

Thanks for everyones help.

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#399321 2-Nov-2010 20:01

That'll be quad band GSM, that phone is only 900/2100mhz 3G, so isn't suitable for XT.

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#399511 3-Nov-2010 10:12

Hey, I just bought my Galaxy too from NL and now I'm waiting for it. Can you explain me without technical details, will it work with 2D if I want to use 3G? Thanks a lot.