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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Urbanos:
Just a little update for you all. I spoke with rogers tech support last night for hamilton ontario. The c6603 has the proper lte bands for support for their lte 2600mhz band but the phone is apparently the limitation. He said lots of unlocked devices don't register in their system, one of the reps had an issue and couldnt register my iemi number to their system..... sooooo need to find some guru that can figure it out and somehow 'let' the phone connect... over my head.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Droid:
I'll call bell and add my imei and see if it will register
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Urbanos:
Mardos, any luck on the register with Bell?

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well, after 6 calls with rogers and 3 with Sony, its still hard to place blame on who the fault/problem lies with.

the xperia z 6603 does support the rogers 2600mhz band, but its not connecting. here are my findings and troubleshooting steps, see below:

http://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/Android/thread-id/18994

I'm wondering if there is a way to force the XZ into only scanning LTE band 7? any ideas? would love some feedback - or help to point me in another direction to anyone that may assist.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xman_here:
May be Sony Xperia UL is for you. The smartphone has leaked today and is a real successor of XZ.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ufopaul:
need help

I got my C6603 today from Hongkong，I cannot connect it to internet but I can make phone calls. I'm currently using Rogers with ip4. I've already tried to set up apn, but it didn't seem to work. Please help.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
google search rogers lte apn settings and put it into the network settings, then go to network mode in settings and de-select lte because it probably doesn't find it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LitoNi:
CANADIANS!

C6603 head over to athris, he has found a way to enable LTE. Tested by him and me we both got LTE to work on C6603.

Currently Tested on Rogers (toronto) and Fido (vancouver)

Instructions: To enable Stable LTE in Canada
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
Thanks guys for the great work!

I will flash this a bit later tonight to report. I am in Edmonton with Rogers.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Droid:
Nice can't wait

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No I haven't had a chance to call bell however New thread news instructions going to try
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
Works like a charm! After 3 months of getting the xperia X we all canadian finally get to use the LTE here!

My phone is with Rogers and I lived in Edmonton, Everything is working here.

I can confirm that even you had the 253 and flash to this baseband you still can to keep every new changes coming with the 253!

My LTE test speed are Down 20mb/s and Up 10Mb/s
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] curseknight:
Has anybody had any luck LTE without flashing? Rogers sent me a text in Vancouver talking about their LTE MAX, which should be the release of aws 1700/2100, and 2600mhz...

EDIT: Rogers has comfirmed to me that LTE 2600MHZ has been deployed in Vancouver...

Is there some setting I am missing?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porchwolf:
I've never posted before but I have the C6603 and I'm with Fido in Ottawa. I have the LTE Fido sim, and I've set up the Fido LTE apn. Most of the time I keep it in H+ preferred with 3g. But it does receive LTE with Fido. I think the towers are just scarse for the band the phone uses. But I'll attach my speed test and apn to this post. Also the LTE/H+/3G switch around constantly. Which makes the internet finicky and kills the battery. I actually find that the speedtest is faster using internet.fido.ca too rather than ltemobile.apn.

I also read somewhere about a month ago that if you root you can change the frequencies or something. But don't quote me on it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Purehazard:
The Xperia Z is now coming to Canada exclusively on Bell.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1198521/sony-xperiatm-z-coming-to-canada-exclusively-with-bell

Aren't we a wee bit late here?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Yes they sure are...many of us have already got an s4..sony missed the boat here....id still consider getting one but with the note 3 and nexus 5 coming along thats alot of competition..they should have released the z in Canada way back when they did the orig launch..not great timing doing it now
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jaguar4u:
Best Android Camera Smartphone - Xperia Z1 C6906

I waiting for this as long as it took. Finally!!!

Xperia Z1 C6906

Love this phone

You need to check out all the ultra AMAZING camera options in Manual mode. It will blow any completion away big time!!!

I have taken shots at night. This camera lights up details of buildings at great distances that the human eye cannot see. Amazing night vision, in detail.

Must be seen to believe. I'll try to post some.

Also:

I thought I would never find a phone with more or better automatic features compared to Motorola SmartActions until I tried the SmartConnect on this Xperia Z1 C6906 especially since buying the NFC capable SBH50 smart Stereo Bluetooth Headset. It will read messages to you on the headset automatically if you want.

This Xperia Z1 C6906 was so worth the wait. I would have climbed mountains.

I am probably the most demanding heavy user consumer you could ever meet. I should work for R&D

There is only one thing missing from SmartConnect that I will have to post elsewhere so it can hopefully be resolved in the future.

Cheers
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jectson:
Xperia Z with Fido

Hi guys,

I've just moved to Montreal from Europe, and brought with me my Sony Xperia Z C6603.

I've subscribed to a Fido prepaid-service with Data add-on, and got an LTE-simcard.

It is not important for me to get LTE (we dont have this in Norway anyway), but right now I dont have any data at all.

My APN settings are as follow:

APN-name: fido-core-appl1.apn

Since LTE is no big deal to me, I've also switched to WCDMA (prefered) / GSM.

Still I got no data..

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I've tested my SIM on an iPhone, and everything works just fine then..

Thanks!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] REAVER117:
Ha ha, don't worry about it.

Who do think tipped them off... ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doodads:
made me happy to get confirmation although I already assumed bell would get it because they got the xperia T.

But yeah, most likely my next phone. Now you just have to leak if we're looking at feb/march/beyond :P
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChrisMCP:
I don't think rogers will miss an opportunity of giving bell an ultimate middle finger by getting the Z :victory:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Lol..that would great.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gitaroo:
any version of z even fully functional in Canada with any companies?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DdcCabuslay:
The HSPA version. The LTE version won't have proper HSPA connection, if any.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ako.:
doesnt matter , US variant phones always suck compare to the internationals. For example, all of the galaxy series. and some of the htc one series

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H+ is essentially better than 3G.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Except alot of the international versions are not even LTE capable which in this day and age is just silly. I wouldnt even think about buying a non lte phone..total waste of $ for those of us that have the service from our providers
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
"Lucky" guys! Z is coming to my country, but ZL is not... and i want ZL - i don't need waterproofing, ZL is smaller with the same screen size and has easily accesible ports - but no ZL for me...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Netuser:
Videotron carry xperia T so you think they will get xperia Z ? I need to take new plan next month what are odds it come next month ?

Otherwise I have settle for dual core S3 or nexus 4 without expendable memory :( I don't think xperia T is worth. It is tough choice or wait wait.wait
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chromiumblue:
I'm on board with this idea.

I'm currently using an HTC One X, I've had it with their device quality. Never had a problem with past Xperia devices I've owned.

I see there's a seller on Ebay.ca selling pre-orders for ~$800. Yow.

Good leads on Canadian unlocked resellers?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChrisMCP:
BTW the title of the thread is rather confusing. There is no definitive answer until we know what Rogers is getting, as everyone knows - that is the only carrier that matters in Canada = Ontario = Toronto. :cool:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DdcCabuslay:
Lol kinda true
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gitaroo:
hopefully Sony store, I really hope they will price it not more than 650, if they do they better include that egg speakers. And really really hope they will have the model that works with wind.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soldier Blue:
I also want the C6602 for use on Wind, but I'm going to wait until S4 is announced and if Samsung breaks my heart again like they did with the ****ty S3 I'll go Sony. Hopefully by then it won't be more than $550 and I'll know more about what the real flaws of it are.

But damn, being on Nexus S while both my parents have N4 is suffering and shameful :x
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiFIL:
LMFAO, at least you have jelly bean ;)!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AVonn:
Been lurking for info a while, figured that I may as well register!

I'm fairly certain that I'll import the HSPA+ version. Gasp shock, waste of money, I know. But I live in Winnipeg, so no LTE (yet), and who knows when. At least I don't know what I'm missing! I need a new phone sooner rather than later (water damaged arc) and there's nothing else on the market I'm interested in. Even if there was, I didn't buy my arc outright, so I'm guessing I'd have to sink about $200-$350 to buy out the rest of my contract and pick up something else. I'd rather pony up an extra $400 to get something I like. That being said, I can't gamble almost a grand on a phone that MIGHT work here. I'll be pissed if Sony does bring over an LTE compatible Z though.

I'm still waiting to see what happens at MWC, but barring any surprises, the Z will be my next phone. :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiFIL:
The network frequencies that Canada support is:

2G capabilities

GSM 850, GSM 1900

3G capabilities

UMTS 850, UMTS 1700, UMTS 1900, UMTS 2100

4G capabilities

LTE 1700, LTE 2100, LTE 2600

The 4G frequencies that the C6606 (LTE) version of the Xperia Z supports are:

LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600

It appears the xperia Z supports the 2100 and 2600 band, so perhaps you should fork out a little bit more money to have a future proof phone, considering that your going to be with the network your currently on for a long time!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AVonn:
My concern is that if it would work here without question, they would have no problems releasing it here. But that doesn't seem to be the case and there's no way that they'd put up the HSPA+ version when all people want is LTE. So if they're not willing to release it, I'm not sure if I want to take the chance to buy it.

Another thing is that we don't even have LTE yet, although it was announced months ago and kept getting delayed. It might be deployment, it might be red tape, but there's unresolved problems somewhere along the line. That's a huge red flag for me. I don't want to pick up a band 7 phone to discover that Rogers miraculously teams up with MTS, and thus only has band 4 available. Who knows? I don't know how the companies or the bands work, but I don't want to be the owner of a $700 brick. As sexy as that brick may be!

I still want the LTE version, but I'm going to wait to hear how it works for others before I decide. And even then, it might work for you guys, but not here. I would happily pick up the LTE version if there's an online store with a decent return policy behind it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gitaroo:
Highly doubt that it will be price at any lower than 600, not surprise if its 699 either. Just hope they throws in some fancy bonus gadget if like the new NFC egg speaker for preorder like UK or something. After all this is their first premium phone they release on time is it not. If Samsung can release the S3 at 600-700 range at launch, I think this price is ok for me perosnally. I currently own a S3, used to own a lot of Samsung devices back then, then I started boycotting everything samsung for a long time because everything samsung I owned were pieces of crap. The S3 is my first smart phone and first Samsung device I own in a long time, features wise its not bad, but hate touchwiz and the phone just feel cheap as hell for a flagship product.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brilliant Dev:
both Z\ZL are really nice phone
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dead0911:
I was super excited to get this phone and I asked Handtec in the UK about warranty and according to them because the phone is from a european dealer all claims have to be done in europe. Does this sound right?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
I pre ordered the Z from handtec, my first experience with them.

Already good support and responsiveness as they had to cancel the Google checkout order (wrong address) and I created another afterwards.

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Yep, you have to ship it to them and do without whilst in repairs.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ambroos:
In general European warranty laws say that in the end only the seller has any responsibility. Handtec needs to handle the warranty. Manufacturers themselves are not obliged to handle warranty cases for units they don't sell themselves.

Basically, if you have issues with your phone you cannot be sure they will be handled by any repair center if it doesn't go through Handtec. Only Handtec has the legal obligation to comply with the warranty conditions. You can always try to get it repaired directly by Sony, but make sure to always have proof of purchase on paper.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
Handtec is obliged to provide 24 months of warranty by EU law, but that's only for EU residents i'm afraid. There's always manufacturer warranty. You'd need to check the warranty card - usually it states 24 months in the same country it was bought in and 12 months internationally - but recently i noticed they limit "international" to EU countries only, as in non-cross-region. Best to mail Sony Mobile about it - they've been really helpful with all my questions so far :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiFIL:
Was the address wrong a technical glitch or was it a problem from your end? Also handtec are a pleasant website, i have dealt with them for 5 years now with no problem here :D!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Netuser:
Can anyone who already order and got the phone tell me how much you paid for.custom duties ?

Thx
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chromiumblue:
Soooo HTC just screwed me on my One X.

I am in the market for an XPeria Z or ZL. I am considering ordering from the UK, should work on Telus from what I can tell, at the very least HSPA+ if not LTE the same way the Nexus 4 does?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiFIL:
That's correct :D!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noxlord:
Yep, exept Nexus 4 does work on LTE ;)

The Sony Xperia Z (C6602) will work in HSPA+ with all Canadian carriers. It does not have Lte.

The Sony Xperia ZL (C6506) will work with every possible Canadian HSPA+ and LTE networks.

The C6503 (ZL) and C6603 (Z) will not even work on our HSPA+ networks so they are useless in Canada.

Make shure there is a way to unlock your phone before you order one from the UK. I would rather go for an international unlocked Z (possibility of bootloader unlock is way greater)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -]Megacharge[-:
I don't mind that the Z is not coming to Canada, because the ZL is the phone I want. IMO it is superior to the Z due to having the same screen, CPU specs and RAM, but being in a smaller form factor and having the IR blaster, it also appears to have support for more audio formats as well (we'll see if this holds true or not). I don't need waterproofing, not a fan of glass backsides on phones, and I'll take a slightly thicker front to back profile for a shorter top to bottom profile any day and it also looks more elegant IMO.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ambroos:
The software is almost exactly the same, so any differences in audio format support are due to errors/mistakes in the whitepapers or spec sheets.

In general you can play pretty much all MP3, AAC, OGG and FLAC files (stereo or mono, no multi-channel support). High-res audio (24bit or 96Khz) might not work either, but there wouldn't be a quality gain when playing those on a phone anyway.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
Hmm, I usually use PayPal, but I suspect them of charging too much for currency conversion. So I said why not try Google, as use it fine for play store.

However, this was the first physical purchase so on checkout it said to ship to my old address. It allowed me to create a new shipping address right there on checkout. However after submitting my order it came with the old address still. So handtec just canceled my first order as apparently cannot change Google address. Then I paid directly with my cc
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiFIL:
Ahhh i see :D!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noxlord:
You can get paypal to charge you in original curency and let your credit card company // Bank do the conversion (which will be better)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
Canadian users on here: Which stores are you using for pre-ordering the Z?

Negri Electronics (US online store) now is pre-ordering the Xperia Z for $790 USD. They also ship to Canada.

I used them last time to order my Xperia S and they were perfect.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
Handtec, UK
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
price? link?

Are UK devices compatible with NA signals?

edit: I found the site

do you know which shipping method is the fastest to Canada?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
Google's your friend there. They're the cheapest I found and they price match in UK and their long term warranty seems okay.

The one xz available for preorder is the lte international, only supports some of the 4g and 3g frequencies here but should be fine in Rogers and bell networks.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -]Megacharge[-:
There's this http://canadagsm.ca/SONY/Sony-Xperia-Z-C6603-Factory-Unlocked-Pre-order/

Not sure about them though, it may be the european version.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
handtec is cheaper, even with the conversion rate and international shipping.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warren.D:
I used handtec when i bought my S3. The first device had a dead pixel. The handset came with euro plug and uk adapter. The phone itself was intended for the greek market!

Sent that one back....

2nd received still had euro plug and adapter but was intended for the deutsch market. This one has an un-level ear speaker grill, and 2 faint lines going down the screen which are only visible on plain dark colours.

All in all, Handtec were great communicators. But they're stock isn't english!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
Are you located in Canada? I'm surprised they didn't notice when you had your shipping address in Canada....
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -]Megacharge[-:
If this is trustworthy then apparently the both the ZL and Z are coming to Canada after all.

http://www.gsmarena.com/both_sony_xperia_z_and_xperia_zl_will_be_available_in_canada-news-5333.php
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
That would be nice...i did not like the zl at first but its grown on me.i need to.have them both in my hand before deciding but i will get one of them...provided sony doesnt lock the bootloader like they seem to do on many of the handsets lately..developer friendly? Not so much
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -]Megacharge[-:
I've loved the ZL from the start and still do over the Z. While I'm starting to appreciate the Z's design more and more, the ZL is still the superior phone (to me, in my opinion). That IR blaster is a big reason, it opens up a whole new realm for apps that can be designed to take advantage of that, and my phone getting wet has never been a problem in my entire life, so waterproof isn't a necessity to me.. however, a smaller top to bottom profile, dedicated camera button, and IR blaster are.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DdcCabuslay:
They didn't edit the post; someone at Sony later clarified that the Z isn't coming. I remember hearing about that.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cs098:
:confused: all oems lock their bootloader, but sony has one of the easiest bootloaders to unlock, and looking at the official unlock site it looks like the z and zl are supported. :D

http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/supported-phones

you can use this tool to unlock any xperia quickly

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1794800

I'm pretty pissed that us Canadians are not getting the z but I'll get my hong kong relatives to snag one for me :P
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garychencool:
The Xperia ZL is still good, sure not's not waterproof but you get IR and a dedicated camera button. Yes, the Xperia Z doesn't have a camera button which makes me sad.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -]Megacharge[-:
Pretty sure that was after the initial denial post by Sony.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cs098:
but the cool thing about canada gsm is that there is a brick and mortar store near toronto, and being from Markham, it is actually less than a 30 minutes drive to their, if they get the xperia z, I might buy it from them regardless of cost, if it mean I can guarantee the quality of the device and see if the bootloader is unlockable.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkz:
Unfortunately it isn't - if you follow the Via link that GSM Arena was reporting from, you'll find the story on xperiablog that details it

http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/01/10/xperia-zl-heading-to-canada/
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Netuser:
Do you have any idea when it will arrive in Canada. ?

Also people who ordered from can please confirm how much custom they paid ?

Thanks
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gitaroo:
this guy from neogaf seems to know some insider news from sony

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=47535133&postcount=1446

seems like Sony want it out as fast as we want it, ZL, the one thats being release in Canada is harder to manufacture. Too bad I can't post at neogaf or I would ask him some questions personally.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -]Megacharge[-:
I was really hoping for the end of this month or March 1st as I'd really like to be rid of this POS iPhone 3G I've been stuck with since my SGS II broke. Man, I really hope I don't have to wait another month or month and a half.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Strange ive been told over in the sony ion forum my ion bootloader cannot be

unlocked?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yowskee:
test

why??
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Its a rogers Ion...bootloader is not able to be unlocked...