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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arlaken:
Yup pretty much. I dont think it has to do with apn config, really think that Rogers is the issue lol. But here's my APN setting anyway :

The following will also enable MMS.

APN : ltemobile.apn

MMSC: http://mms.gprs.rogers.com

MMS proxy: 10.128.1.69

MMS port: 80

MCC: 302

MNC: 720

APN protocol: IPv4

APN roaming: IPv4

Bearer: Unspecified
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegregulator:
Well this is making my decision much more difficult! I'll be monitoring this closely. Hopefully someone in Vancouver gets theirs up and running soon.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccloudc:
Where did you buy your xz from? anyone from GTA have any luck?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcyh:
Sorry...no luck in Vancouver. Tried the same setting but still 3G/H+. Thanks arlaken for the info!

Damn Rogers!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegregulator:
Oh well. Eazycell in Richmond is selling them for $850 all in if you pay cash. They claim LTE works but who knows. I'm willing to bet the HTC Ones that are available for pre-order have the same LTE bands. Guess I'll wait for the One to come to Canada.. Or suck it up and keep my Nexus 4 :p
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Overpriced but at least you could pop your sim in right there in the store and.if u dont get LTE demand your money back.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegregulator:
Yeah, it's definitely not worth $500 to me, based on the idea I'd get around $350 for my 16gb Nexus 4. If the XZ had a 2700-3000mah battery I'd be more inclined. As it stands it looks like the phone offers marginally better battery life than my Nexus 4. I'll wait for more official reviews of the XZ and HTC One to be posted online and go from there. Maybe the GS4 will tickle my fancy..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arlaken:
From Clove UK online store.

But now my LTE stopped working... it seems very intermittent...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
There's probably parts of Toronto that get LTE.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teknohtc:
anyone get a xperia z that is in ontario? Ifso did you get charged duty fees? Thanks. I am ordering from handtec via fedex
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slamx5:
A guy post on facebook /sonymobileca thats Xz c6603 works on Rogers LTE flawlessly.

Also just a suggestion. I search google some guys got LTE sucessful after calling service center (Fido)to reset the mobile network .

****And a fido user should mention, when enter the APN settings, LTEMOBILE.APN must be in capitals. If u enter it lower case it does not work...

Good luck^^
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I ordered through handtec and used fed ex and got hit with $93 custom fees. :(
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arlaken:
Hmm... domain names shouldn't be case sensitive. Besides, when I got mine to work yesterday, i had all in lowercase. But, now it seem to have stopped working. Maybe Rogers didnt finish setting up their 2600Mhz system yet.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkw168:
Edmonton here, did both both (reset network from Fido) and use LTEMOBILE.APN in all caps... no LTE

also a side note, I had a chance go try out the Xperia V which uses the same or less bands compared to the Z, and I can get LTE flawlessly.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I wonder what is causing this problem.... we should email Sony or maybe someone on the forum here has tech knowledge on LTE bands and compatibility. :cowboy:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
I'm pretty sure xperiav has better LTE bands

http://m.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_v-4958.php
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkw168:
hmm.. I thought the V had less bands... thanks for the info
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcyh:
Suddenly here in Richmond, BC, I got 2minutes of LTE connection!! But the time I send this post it already switches back to h+/3g. Lovely LTE logo...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teknohtc:
Damm HST ok thanks!

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im getting mine tomorrow and im on bell.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airbus318:
Anyone else have this:

When tapping on the back casing near the NFC sticker I can hear a slight loose clicking inside. Almost as if an inside screw is loose or tapping against the casing.

anyone??
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Imdking:
Everyone SHOULD have known that the xperia Z was not compatible with North American LTE bands. Only the Xperia ZL would have LTE for North America. It was no secret, from the very beginning when these phones were announced in Las Vegas.

That is why the Xperia Z was "not coming to Canada". Those who opted to import it from Europe should have known it was just like importing the Xperia X10i before the Xperia X10a was made available.

I dont see why people are surprised. Let's email Sony? Ha! So they can tell you you are using the phone in the wrong continent?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
Will receive my Xperia Z tomorrow here in Edmonton, will see if I can get reception better than 3g or H, but I won't give too much hope, let's just hope there will be a baseband for North America release soon so by then we will get lte reception.

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This is not a suitable theory to apply. Xperia S (or my very old x1) was not officially released here in Canada, but my Asian version got all the connection flawlessly. It's not all about being continental, even though xperia z is released all around the world except NA, but the fact is that the xperia z international 6603 does support the lte broadcast frequency here, so it's either Sony's problem or its just the baseband has not been made to fit perfectly to the NA network yet.

The 6603 phone is supposed to be an international device, not a very specific region branded phone.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bimmerboii:
No it doesnt. The phone doesnt have North American LTE bands (4/17)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
It has 2600 mhz which Rogers does have but it lacks 1700/2100.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
The Xperia Z 6603 also supports 2100

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia_Z

and other spec website
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
If it supports 2 out of 3 bands i wonder why the hell no one can get reliable lte on it? I know when i bought my gnex from europe it had horrible signal until i.flashed the NA modem..problem here is the Z doesnt have a NA modem as of yet.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arlaken:
I agree with you. Its kinda disapointing for a flagship model that it doesn't wholy support NA. However, looking at Sony's official specs, this phone is not an International model. its being described as Global UK which is not quite like Generic International.

But if you look at Sony's point of view, NA is Iphone and soon to be Samsung territory. I think most of their clients come from Europe. Sony is having difficulties financially (enough to sell one of their building is Japan, like a player in monopoly who needs cash)... So strategically, they must have opted to deploy for the Europe first. Then it will slowly expand its market. In their position, its a much wiser choice to do.

Sony said that Canada will not receive the Z at launch, but they didnt say that we will eventually have it officially. Sooo if this really is a baseband firmware issue... just be patient guys. Even if the problem is Rogers network, as more LTE band 7 phones come in market, the network will improve to support it.

So yeah.. patience. Or keep an eye on the Android developement for some genius who can actually modify the baseband for us.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arlaken:
I think there's a common misconception about LTE Bands, there are a few LTE bands that operate in the 2100 range. But, the uplink and downlink associated to that band are different. Check my attachement.

Rogers operate on band 4 and 10. And have recently deployed band 7. Xperia Z supports bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 20.

If you compare the bands, you will notice that band 1, 4 and 10 are in 2100 range for their downlink, but have different uplink frequencies.

So my theory is, that the XZ is able to detect Rogers band 4 and 10 from its support for band 1. However, since the uplink is different, the XZ isn't able to communicate with the network. This is why some of you get periods of "No connection" when the phone tries to connect to the LTE.

So therefor, the only compatible band is 7 for now. Which kinda sucks right now in Canada.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Imdking:
CTh

Okay. Let's break it down:

For Sony Ericsson, now Sony, there are 3 markets. These are

1) Japan (SO - OE variants).

2) The world ( xxxxi variants. e.g. J220i, P900i, LT15i, etc.

3) North America (xxxxa variants e.g. J220a, P910a, LT18a etc.

Now, the naming system has since changed, but the world is still divided up the same way. When the 3G spectrum was launched, there were quadband international phones that were meant for the world, but wouldn't work with North America's 3G. These phones worked with AT&T and Rogers for phone calls, but no internet connectivity except on EDGE. For that, you had to wait for the xxxxa variant to be released. Or you import the phone from Europe and use it for calls, forsaking 3G connectivity.

Same for the latest spectrum, 4G / LTE. You import the international version from the UK (released for UK, Sweden, Germany, Russia, India, South Africa, Botswana etc) and say "I'll use HSPA. It's good enough for me".

OR you wait for the North American variant to be released, and enjoy LTE. It has always been the same way!

I had to wait fot my Xperia X1a, for use on AT&T months after the X1i was out.

So, if you email Sony about LTE connectivity on your Xperia Z in Canada, they will say you are using it on the wrong continent!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slamx5:
Xz have NA model C6606 release soon which support Lte 1700/2100
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jatt101:
What's Xz? Hopefully it gets released soon!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
just got my Z, don't have a lte ready sim card with me right now but will post my testing later tonight

Also, I just found out that I cant make or recieve phone calls, whenever I pick up or make a phone call it will soon disconnect and says mobile network not available, any work around guys?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JsLoW:
Go to

settings->

wireless&networks->

mobile networks->

Choose WCDMA(preferred)/GSM

Done :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
I did this already, it still behaves the same.

Normal browsing looks very normal to me, the signal bar is not going crazy between H and 3G

its just when I call someone, pick up a call, the mobile network will just disconnect right after

an update:

just tried a few more calls, sometime I could get to about 50 seconds then it will just cut me off again, before receive the phone calls the signal bar is max with H/3G

and did couple more phone calls again, sometimes I will get cut off in 10-15sec, its just random.... but never have a chance to go over a minute....
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arlaken:
It sounds like incorrect GSM band is being used.

What network are you on? and location?

And where did you buy the phone?

Try this, download this https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S5ydTQyNi5hbmRyb2lkLmx0ZV9zZXR0aW5nZm9yZ3giXQ..

Or I think theres a special code you can put to access the same screen, but cant find where I found it.

Once in your phone info setting, press the additional function icon (the three vertical dots), should be on the bottom right. And press on Select Band, then select Auto.

If this doesnt work, have you entered your APN settings?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
I am with Rogers and the location is Edmonton

I got my phone from ebay they mentioned its the 6603 imported from UK

I did enter the APN setting, I found those on internet but I couldn't tell if they are accurate or not
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omegacell:
Don't use the LTE APN if that's what you're using. Use rogers-core-appl1.apn. And double check that you have LTE turned off also. Are you trying this in the same location all the time? Have you tried dropping it down to 2G only? If it's still happening and in any location I would say you have a dud.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Yes it would be this which i posted a day ago.dont know if anyone tried it but that app is pretty handy.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38772151
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
I turned off the LTE option, when choosing the WCDMA only option or the GSM only option the phone can hardly make a phone call

if I choose WCDMA(preferd)GSM option I can still make phone calls but it will disconnect and cut me off at a random time, or sometimes restarts my phone

I am trying this in the same location right now, I will try to go to a different location later to see if it still looks like this....

I also tried switching off data entriely, it still pretty much behaves the same

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Just try another sim card, still no luck...

now I am going to factory reset the phone and set everything again to see if it helps

just notice a pattern, whenever the status bar show H+ or H i can make phone calls happen.

when the phone is in 3g mode I just cant start up a phone call.

when its during a call as soon as the phone signal is switched the H+/H to 3G it will just cut off immediately.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccloudc:
Since nobody seemed to have read my post last time. The example I have been saying is the optimus g 2600 on rogers. This phone only uses lte 700/2600 according to the website. Your theory would be correct if the optimus g 2600 also had lte band 4 and 10. This is one of the first carrier phone to use only the lte 2600 frequency. So the lte 2600 should work by itself
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BluechipJ:
The Optimus G 2600 supports band 4. (Go into the Service Menu: 3845#*970#)

Only having 1 LTE frequency won't work since one is for uplink and one is for downlink.

The C6603 supports 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 20.

Rogers uses 4, 7, and 10.

APN Database: http://www.osimood.com/2012/05/news-apn-database/
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DdcCabuslay:
Incorrect, the Xperia S was released in Canada. It was available via the Sony Store only, but locked to Rogers.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
Some of the choices Sony make are really questionable.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Yeah..like making a "premium" phone that is not.capable of.LTE in NA. Brilliant
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I have a feeling they will release a version for NA market later this year that is compatible with our LTE bands.

Not having LTE isn't the biggest deal breaker in the world. It's a real battery drainer and unless you're downloading a lot of media, I don't think HSPA+ is a problem.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teknohtc:
Model : C6603

Provider : Bell

Location : Toronto Downtown

LTE status : not working

H+ Status: Working

Will call bell tomorrow and see what they can do. If there isn't any LTE meh HSPA+ works(pretty fast) and this phone is badass!!!!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BumRush:
Where are you guys getting the phone and how much? There is a local place in town that sells it for $800 but I'm not sure if that is pretty much what the phone is going for.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teknohtc:
I got mine for $680 shipped to ontario + $95 = $775 total.From Handtec via FedEx 1-2 day priority.Ordered on the 6th got it on the 7th! Still cheaper than getting in Canada which i have seen $800+ w/o shipping
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charvin96:
Also thinking about ordering it in the next few days. What was the $95 charge for?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teknohtc:
HST and brokeage fees
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
I hope so because its a great looking phone and.id love to have one but no LTE is a.def dealbreaker for me
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JsLoW:
13%Tax +$10
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Montague:
My problem still exists.....just cant make phone calls......everything is fine, data is super fast with H+/3G, texting is good

but its just whenever I call or receive call, if the phone is with H+ at that moment the call will happen normally

when the H+ switch to 3g (normally a phone will fructuate between H and 3g signal) it will just cut off the call and try to reset the mobile network..........

switching to GSM only or 3G/H only wont do any help.......

might just need to return the phone, I have tried everything even repair the firmware but it is still the same....already ask the rogers rep to reset my sim card, still the same and the guy has no clues....

Edmonton with Rogers
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
yeah mate looks like your phone might be faulty, or maybe the network reception is just sketchy where you are.

last night I was on a call with my Z for 40 mins with no problems so it's definitely not a normal issue.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omegacell:
Did you buy if from us? (omegacell.com) If so, just bring it in and we can swap it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtechfan:
FYI, I used my past Swedish phones when visiting Vancouver. Used Fido's network without any problems :cool:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Venhar:
My cousin in Scotland has bought xperia z, and did the first tests in water, at the start mobile starts to lose audio but everything get back okay, i think it will dont take too long working, its a failed mobile, at least for me, sorry for my bad english =)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtechfan:
And this is relevant to the thread how? :confused:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LitoNi:
So the conclusion is that:

C6603

Rogers- lte network doesn't work but 3g and h does.

Fido- ???

Bell- lte network doesn't work but 3g and h does. I went to two stores today in bc Richmond (Vancouver) and they both claim it works on bells lte network. I don't know should I even trust them.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegregulator:
Did you go to Eazycell in Richmond? I think they have a unit you could try. Just what I heard though.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LitoNi:
Nope. I get all my imported phones from mobile dna at Lansdowne. Most trustworthy dude working there. I haven't asked them if I could test it out on my fido lte SIM card yet, but will do on Monday or Tuesday. They are currently selling for 780 ish.

The second one I asked is sk mobile in Aberdeen centre. I asked them if I could test it out and they said no. And claims that it works on bells lte. Didn't comment much on Rogers when I brought it up. They are selling it for 750

Both stores have it in stock from the last time I've checked. I'm still debating if I should skip the z or not. New rumors of h2 phones sound really promising. Not sure will it be a similar design though :(
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegregulator:
I haven't bought anything from MobileDNA but I have been there. The guy seems honest. I bought a Note 2 from Eazycell. He was really good to deal with. Might be worth a shot just to see if it works. I preordered an HTC One from Handtec. Quite frankly, outside of being waterproof (which I haven't needed yet) there isn't much the X does that the One doesn't. Don't get me wrong, the X is an awesome phone and I was having a difficult time deciding between it and the One, but I'm still not fully on board with Sony. I'll be following these threads fairly closely. Maybe I'll trade in for an X in the future!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnius1:
ok so let me get this straight: HTC and Samsung (Heck even LG!) all make their 2013 flagships work in every country and carrier, but Sony decides to release one phone, treat it as their flagship, but only make it available in some countries, and a similar specced variation of their flagship but not being advertised as a flagship, for other countries? Buh!?!? :confused::confused: With both versions having lower specs than the HTC One and SG4 on top of all that?

Complete Fail.

Sony's not just going to get beat, they're going to get

massacred

this year. It's a good thing they make TV's and Stereos.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LitoNi:
We'll if you ever need anything just go by mobile dna.

I don't trust easy cell cause I heard it isn't that great. Especially the service. I'm working atm but I'll go by easy cell to check it out.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegregulator:
We get it. You don't like what Sony has done this year. Spouting off the same information over and over again isn't going to change things. The Galaxy S2 had about 128490 different variants. Guess what, it sold well everywhere. In time we'll see how well the Z and the ZL do. People may be interested in the ZL because it's slightly smaller (I think).
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LitoNi:
Okay just went to easy cell to ask.

They said c6603 lte will not work at all in all north America no matter what. You may get lte for a few minutes but that's the best you can have. And she also said who knows if you're really getting lte speed with the lte showing.

H / 3g will work fine.

Okay that's it guys. C6603 lte will not work at all in north America.

Wait for c6606 instead if you want lte.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] athris:
i saw the white paper on C6603 contain LTE 2600 frequency and i believe Rogers does have 2600 band deploy. (Currently my phone is Optimus g 2600). Just wonder if anyone actually get lte working.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
I don't know why everybody is so upset about lack of LTE seriously.

It's a cell phone. Since when do you need super high transfer rates? Are you planning on downloading huge files all the time?

HSPA+ can stream HD videos just fine and browsing speeds are decent.

LTE is a real battery drain also. Even if I had LTE available I would turn it off.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegregulator:
HSPA+ isn't always able to do HD video without buffering. I don't need LTE, just like I don't need a phone with a 1080p screen. But if I can have it why not?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] athris:
you don't need lte, doesn't mean everyone don't need it. I use lte a lot upload and download files. Also the upload speed on lte is way faster than hspa+.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
battery drains so much faster with LTE on. It's a cell phone.

If you are a heavy user of file transferring, might as well use a PC or laptop imo.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] athris:
first i don't want to carry the heavy laptop around. Second i turn off lte when i do not use it , but it doesn't mean i don't need it. you can't said you don't need it just because it drain battery. Do not apply ur thought on everyone of us. Many of us do think LTE is necessary and make our life much easier
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
lol @ LTE being necessary.

LTE isn't even available outside of North America. Spoilt brat.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] athris:
LTE is available in some asia country. Japan, HongKong, Korea.... And Some Europe is getting it soon. it has become standard wireless communication technologies. Anyways i don't want to argue with you. If you don't like LTE, then don't use it. It doesn't mean we don't want it. For me, i do think LTE is necessary.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] force70:
Having phones like ours and not being able to have lte is like owning a high horsepower car and having to drive around in first gear.

What matters to some may not matter to others etc etc.