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Getting 3G to work ? Please Help. |
Xcelrrate
Joined: Mar 04, 2006
Posts: 2
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Hi all, i have a unlock SE K608i and have the new Cingular 3G SIM card. Went to a cingular corporate store here in Las Vegas and supposedly had my 3 G set up and stuff. Since it was an unlock phone, it was an unknown GSM device, so they had to scan my phone's IMEI bar code on the back of the phone. They told me that they needed to do that so that Cingular will registered it as a 3G phone and send the appropriate signal/info to the phone. If you look here http://cingular.mediaroom.com/index....ases&item=1390 you can see that Cingular already has their 3G network up here in Las Vegas. My concern was that i know that the SE K608i UMTS signal uses 1900MHz and 2100MHz but Cingular only has 1900MHz open up, as the 2100MHz is for military use only! Does any body know if i will be able to use 3G and Video calling??
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mob453
Joined: Jul 10, 2005
Posts: 207
From: UK
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The k608 only has 3g capability on 2100 mhz.
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sfaguy
Joined: Nov 06, 2002
Posts: 442
From: San Francisco, CA
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Wow, I had no idea Cingular has 3G implemented any where in the US. I bought the SE K608i recently and I am just counting months, if not years, for any carrier to provide that feature.
How much is Cingular charging you for this service? And even if it works, the other caller must also have a 3G enable phone in order for you to use this feature, correct?
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govigov
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Back home - Cochin
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I had no idea that in k610, 2100 was the only one in which 3g would work!
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Marino
Joined: Aug 31, 2005
Posts: 1
From: North Bay CA
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Guys don’t get confuse about 3G (means 3rd Generation network equipments)
3G is an ITU standard specification and the new EDGE air interface has been develop specifically to meet the bandwidth needs of 3G.
that’s the draw back of American wireless carrier they don’t advertise their network infrastructure. If you look closely what they are offering like EDGE, HBO, CNN, ESPN E!, GPS, Media net etc.. That’s a steaming video over cell phone it takes 3G to run those applications.
@ sfaguy
just here in Bay Area alone Cingular spent $270+ million to upgrade their network infrastructure. |
Marino
Joined: Aug 31, 2005
Posts: 1
From: North Bay CA
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@ Xcelrrate
the easiest route to take advantage of Cingular 3G capabilities (like Video calling) is to buy one of their 3G units. As much as possible they don’t want to support a non-Cingular units, you will end-up run-around-game with their technical support until you give up! Wireless carriers have their own proprietary software invaded to their units to function to exclusively to their networks.
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Posted: 2006-03-05 08:55
