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[Networking] fieldop:
So unlocking is not required to run the Telus BL40 on Rogers..? Or would I still need to get it unlocked? If so, do any of you know where I can get the BL40 unlocked? I think there is a place in Aberdeen Centre that does this sort of stuff, a little store called easycell or something, but I'm not entirely sure. Thanks for the info!
[Networking] FIREONHIGH:
i just wish that online dealers would sell more canadian phones that work on AT&T 3G!!! only one i know is negri:mad:
[Networking] Bikram:
Its ok, Rogers is getting Xperia X10, has almost the same hardwire. I was in a dilemma for whether I should get Milestone from Telus or should I should I buy Nexus from ebay. Then I learned that Nexus is not going to work here and Rogers is getting X10. So you problem solved.

For comparison:

Nexus............................................. X10

512MB RAM, 512MB ROM...............1 GB storage, 256 MB RAM

5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels ...............8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels

Video: 20fps.................................30fps

Li-Po 1400 mAh...........................Li-Po 1500 mAh

You can't get this. lol :p.............You can get this :)
[Networking] bimmerboii:
Hi guys, sorry to bring up this old thread. But googling Rogers 3G frequency and this thread came up first. I have a weird situation regarding Rogers 3G..

I have an N97 Mini which I bought from abroad. I know that this model is the Euro/Asia model and thus will not work on North American 3G.

The phone specs is as follows:

Type: RM-555

Model: N97-4

From gsmarena:

2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - This is my phone's spec

HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version

To my surprise, when I got the phone just last month, it has Rogers 3G signal! I live in downtown Vancouver and the 3G signal is present everywhere. So, can someone tell me why my phone has the 3G signal? Is this signal temporary or permanent? If it's permanent then I am considering getting a data plan from Rogers :)
[Networking] BetterMobileSolutions.com:
bimmerboii, According to GSMWorld. Rogers has a 3G 1900 frequency deployed. You mentioned your European/Asian import phone detects 1900 UMTS. Not to mention Rogers has also begun to deploy their HSDPA+ network and they will be using their 3G frequencies to roll this out. At the moment 850/1900 UMTS is active and soon 1700 UMTS will also be switched on hopefully everywhere. Vancouver is hosting the Olympics, packed with tourist from all over, using sophisticated phones. You didn't think Rogers was going to miss out on tapping in on all that air traffic did you? So your city was one of the first cities in Canada to witness, network updates for 2010...
[Networking] gamescan:
HSPDA 900 and 2100 are Euro bands.

HSPDA 850/1900 are North American bands.

HSPDA 1700 is also a North American band.

Since your carrier and your phone both support HSPDA 1900 you're good to go.
[Networking] bimmerboii:
Thanks for the replies! This clears up the 3g signal of my phone. Has Rogers always supported 1900 frequency? Or is this just because of the olympics and will be cut out after? Also is the 3g signal good for my city only because of the olympics? Sorry for the newbie questions, im not familiar with 3g frequencies and the like.. Im itching to get a data plan now.. What do you guys think?
[Networking] whoalun:
Im getting this...All over Richmond, Surrey and Vancouver. But after a few minutes the antennea will shut off like there is no signal and reconnect. Annoying when in the middle of a call. IN the phone settings menu under the BAND tab, I went from AUTO to GSM for the band. And now its locked to E only. If Rogers is selling the X1 and I have an X1 (unlocked unbranded) why cant I get a stable 3g connection??
[Networking] JackTheMan18:
Rogers/Fido Bands

That is not completely true.

I have a phone which picks up the following bands:

UMTS 900/1900/2100

The Acer Liquid - European version.

As confirmed by Speetest.Net I have no issue in getting 3300-4300 kbps down and 1200-1300 kbps up. That's excellent 3G (HSDPA) speeds.

I live in the GTA.
[Networking] marco88520:
Rogers is selling X1a not X1 (i.e. has different hardware for 3G signal)
[Networking] tase25:
I can't wait until Toronto gets 900 and 2100 bands. So much more phones to choose from!

I'm using an overseas Motorola Milestone, and I can only get Edge. No 3G :(
[Networking] daz_meh:
BUMMER!

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argh! me too! I've got a UK Milestone and the damn thing doesnt work on 3G with Rogers although Rogers keeps telling me that if my phone is quad band it should work. I know Rogers also just rolled out their HSPA 2100 frequency as well, and i STILL dont get 3G.

I'm in Toronto too.

SAD FACE!
[Networking] theking52:
I bought galaxy vibrant 3g freq of 1700/2100 without the hopes of using 3G on Rogers. So i get the phone, look up online for apn settings for data (2g) and such and... when it connects it reads 3g. I couldn't believe this, so I browsed and yep... 3g on 1700/2100! How? i have NO idea... unless they lied about the specs and the vibrant has other bands as well.
[Networking] Dvalin21:
Not sure if anyone ever responded to you on this, but the reason why your vibrant is picking it up is because of the 2100 frequency that it carries with T-mobile USA. What that means is that Rogers wireless is some how capable of 1700 up 2100 down and even if they only had 2100, you would see 3G every once and awhile appear on your phone in certain areas and switch back to edge. I know this because my wife had a Nokia N61 that had 2100 (unlocked) and every now and gain it would pickup 3G in certain areas. But still funny I had a LG KS20 that was suppose to have 3G 2100 (euro) but I never picked 3G up in Oklahoma, but I did some times in Houston, TX
[Networking] orb3000:
Moved to Networking section
[Networking] MoreYummy:
So rogers normal 3g is using 850/1900?
[Networking] M1RACLE:
Hi everyone. I was wondering if I could get some confirmation.

I'm interested in buying the HTC Panache from Mobilicity and getting it unlocked but I'm worried about the network frequencies.

The Panache can support:

UMTS/HSPA AWS/2100supported +

GSM/GPRS/ EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

and Fido's network is GSM 850/1900

Will the Panache work on the Fido network? Thank!
[Networking] tristan6100:
3g wont but i dont see why you want fido, you should go with videotron they have THE best plans
[Networking] M1RACLE:
Hi, thanks for replying. So if 3G doesn't work - I can only use 2G right? What's the downside to this? Would I be able to use it with a data plan or wi-fi? (sorry if that's a noob question. I'm new to smartphone capabilities and frequencies etc etc)

& oh really? we don't have videotron here so I can't use it > <.
[Networking] slsSpeC:
You won't be getting 3G speeds on that phone. Downside? You'll get slow speeds and it won't be worth what you're paying Fido.

Your best option is to buy a phone from Bell/Telus/Rogers and unlock it.
[Networking] sport0182:
Nowhere in Canada has neither 900, or 2100 HSPA/WCDMA. HTC HD2 EU is doomed in Canada for 3g, i have first hand experience, i dont have 3g. only EDGE.

sorry guys, but.. well. yea. tough. :(
[Networking] the_hatrix:
Hi all,

If my phone/tablet only has 900/1900/2100... will it still work with Fido's 3G/HSPA?

It's missing the 850 band, but still has the 1900 band.

I am in Ottawa/Gatineua region.

Thanks
[Networking] dlouisseize:
Rogers Frequency Bands

These results are not confirmed by anyone at Rogers but a result of some tests I have been able to do with my SII LTE.

Rogers Frequency Bands

Tested with a phone capable of:

2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

4G Network	LTE 1700 / 2100 / 700

Tested in downtown Toronto, Canada

GSM/EDGE - 850mhz

GSM/GPRS - 1900mhz

UMTS 3G/HSPA - 850mhz & 1900mhz

LTE - Band 4 only

2110mhz / 1710 mhz

2600mhz (planned - old Inukshuk network)

LTE planned frequency:

Rogers is repurposing in the next few weeks their old 2.6GHZ frequencies dedicated to Inukshuk and effectively will be adding a third LTE frequency in that range to attain higher peak rates. Not sure about Bell for the moment.

Findings:

-There was no HSPA on 2100mhz

-There was no LTE on 700mhz

-HSPA on 850mhz and HSPA on 1900mhz registered on different cell sites but 850mhz had a stronger signal. (10dBm difference)

-EDGE on 850mhz and GPRS on 1900mhz registered on difference cell sites but 850mhz had a stronger signal. (10dBm difference)

There's nothing scientific about these results and I am not an expert by any means, but this may help out others to find compatible phones for Rogers. :D
[Networking] borg79:
Hi everyone,

My friend who lives in Calgary purchase a China made Android phone using the MTK6589 Quad core CPU, and it claimed supporting 3G network for GSM 850/2100 MHz. He is currently subscribing Rogers Services . The phone is just working fine with voice call but has connection problem with 3G connection. In the phone setting, it can detect Rogers signal but not able to get a stable connection. My friend has followed the APN setting in Roger's support information and manage to get to internet for a while. But after a few minutes later, the 3G connection will disappear and even the voice call portion is no longer working. The only thing he can do is to do a factory reset but the 3G connection is never stable. This phone has been used in Asia and working fine in every aspect ! Anyone can give me a clue ?

Regards

Borg
[Networking] borg79:
Finally , solve the problem by limit the 3G connection to "GSM only" :confused: To do so , need to get into the Phone's Engineer mode, change the "Preferred Network type" to GSM only. To get into the Engineer mode, see the following post :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=761594.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] OhayouBaka:
EDIT: The latest update to Newflasher (v52) built in the functionality to keep user data intact as a prompt while flashing.

As some people here who have owned previous Xperia devices may already know, to keep data while flashing firmware in Newflasher, you have to delete the userdata.sin file in the firmware folder.

However on the Xperia 1 III, this has changed.

If you only delete userdata.sin, your data partition will be corrupt and you will be forced to factory reset and lose all your data.

To prevent this from happening, not only do you have to delete userdata.sin, but also appslog.sin, diag.sin and metadata.sin from the firmware folder as well.

Found this by checking the update.xml file in the firmware folder, all required sin files to delete are listed as "<NOERASE>".

Unfortunately I had to learn this the hard way, but hopefully this post will save Xperia 1 III owners in the future from accidentally being forced to factory reset their devices when using Newflasher.

If you need the full instructions on flashing firmware that this guide compliments, check this thread: https://xdaforums.com/t/flashing-a-xperia-1-iii-without-unlocking.4326235/
[Sony Xperia 1 III] DennisDD78:
First of all, thank you very much for this research.

If i understood right, i can update device this way and it will be essentially the same as updating the device via OTA, right ?
[Sony Xperia 1 III] OhayouBaka:
I believe so, all your data, apps, etc will still stay as it was before the update.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] DennisDD78:
And all system settings should remain ?

By the way, just wanted to clearify something, you mentioned about update.xml file in the firmware folder, should i edit it somehow before flashing, or just delete those four files from f/w folder ?
[Sony Xperia 1 III] OhayouBaka:
Yeah system settings will remain too. Just leave update.xml alone, dont delete it. Only delete the four files that I mentioned from the f/w folder.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] DennisDD78:
Thank you, dear friend! :)
[Sony Xperia 1 III] i7killpii:
Much appreciated to your help. Just flash mine back to latest factory firmware to receive OTA and everything looks fine for now. System settings and installed app data are saved with no problem.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] tonysunshine:
so I had to jump through a few threads to figure out the details on how to update a magisk rooted x1m3 to the latest firmware without wiping(dirty flash). Figured I'd write out the steps here for others benefits

1 - download the firmware with Xperifirm

2 - download newflasher and extract to the firmware folder

3 - delete the following files from the firmware folder for no wipe dirty flash - userdata.sin, appslog.sin, diag.sin and metadata.sin. Skip this step if you're using Newflasher v52 and above

4 - download UnSin and extract to the firmware folder

5 - in the firmware folder, drag and drop boot_X-FLASH-ALL-*.sin into unsin.exe, and it will generate a boot_X-FLASH-ALL*.img in the same folder

6 - copy the boot_X-FLASH-ALL*.img onto your phone's sdcard somewhere.

7 - using magisk manager, install magisk and use the "select and patch a file" method. Select the boot_X-FLASH-All*.img file. This will generate a magisk_patched*.img onto your phone's sdcard

8 - download and extract platform-tools. Copy the magisk_patched*.img file from your phone's sdcard into the platform-tools folder on the computer. Rename the file to simply "magisk_patched.img"

9 - back up the phone(since still no real TWRP and titanium backup has been broken for a long time, I've been using Swift Backup)

10 - shut down the phone, plug in a usb-c cable to the computer, then while holding the volume DOWN button, plug in the usb-c cable to the phone. The LED indicator should be GREEN indicating FLASHMODE

11 - open up cmd prompt, and navigate to the firmware folder from step 1. Type in the following command

newflasher set_active:a

then hit enter. You should see result like this

View attachment 5423107

12 - in windows explorer, navigate to the firmware folder, and double click on newflasher.exe(phone should still be in FLASHMODE). Respond to the prompts - n gordongate, p power off, n trim

13 - wait for the flashing of the new firmware to finish

14 - disconnect the phone from the usb cable, and power it back up. Check and make sure you have all your data/apps/etc. At this point it should boot into the rom just fine, but won't have root access and magisk will show that its not installed

15 - power off the phone again. This time, press the volume UP button while plugging in the USB-C cable. LED indicator should be BLUE for FASTBOOT

16 - open up a new cmd prompt, navigate to the platform-tools folder. Type

fastboot devices

and hit enter to confirm your phone is connected. Should respond with an alphanumeric number and the term fastboot

17 - type the following commands into cmd prompt

fastboot flash boot_a magisk_patched.img
fastboot flash boot_b magisk_patched.img
fastboot reboot

18 - DONE. Your phone should be on the new firmware with root and all your data/apps/etc

props to @Miustone, @OhayouBaka, @Forbesii for the original instructions. I just sort of put it all in one place

fingers crossed a great dev will come along and give us TWRP soon!
[Sony Xperia 1 III] largo2:
Does r / o and r / w work in Root Explorer?
[Sony Xperia 1 III] OhayouBaka:
Edited the original post to include the info that Newflasher has been updated with this functionality built in.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] largo2:
Hi, is there any way I can unlock the /system partition?

Does this allow us to mount the system partition as R/W?
[Sony Xperia 1 III] DennisDD78:
With root only, i guess.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] largo2:
Hello, of course my Xperia 1 iii is root.

Sorry, I'm using Google Translate
[Sony Xperia 1 III] HowDoIVoIP:
Sure wish there was a delete post button. It's a forum and I can't delete my own posts. Way to go, internet.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] HowDoIVoIP:
tony, I appreciate the guide but having never rooted or flashed a sony device, can I follow your guide to a T or do I sort of have to follow the main guide by@ Miustone as well as yours?

For example, he mentions installing "Fastboot" and "Flashmode" drivers by rebooting Windows 10 and installing them with Driver Signature Enforcement disabled. You didn't mention this, so I'm just trying to determine if I need to sort of follow both guides.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] tonysunshine:
Yeah you will want to follow @Miustone 's guide first. I wrote mine assuming the phone has already been bootloader unlocked and rooted and the PC is setup already
[Sony Xperia 1 III] HowDoIVoIP:
Well thanks anyway, dude. I just followed most of his tutorial through step 4 all the way to fastboot flash boot_b magisk_patched.img

and then I just followed you with fastboot reboot without doing fastboot -w to wipe it. Well, it was wiped anyway. I guess I don't know what I expected. Lost everything and it's still not ****ing rooted - at least according to Youtube Vanced.

View attachment 5468715

Ugh. This blows. We need better instructions. What was the point of flashing exactly when all it did was ERASE everything and not even grant you root?

View attachment 5468719

Now I don't know what to do. I didn't even get to your "newflasher" here because I was following main guide and I stopped at the end of step 4 like like others said. I only wanted root. I didn't want to flash a new ROM.

Edit: Re-installed Magisk and now I can grant superuser. I still think these instructions need to be clearer for those of us who haven't rooted anything in thousands of years.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] tonysunshine:
Unfortunately when you unlock your bootloader it will wipe the phone no matter what.
[Sony Xperia 1 III] Petr 78:
Will the tutorial in the first post also work on the Xperia Ace 3?
[Sony Xperia 1 III] s1dest3pnate:
What about deleting all the .ta files? I think this is a precautionary step so that the bootloader is not messed with in the case that you install an older firmware. My understanding is that if the bootloader is downgraded with those .ta files from older firmware, this will cause a brick.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] louwii_fr:
I recently got a Nexus 5X that was not booting, but showing blinking red LED when plugging it in into a charger or a computer. Leaving it charging never changed anything, so I decided to change the battery. But now it's worse.

Changing the battery was fairly easy. But now the phone is not showing any sign of life when plugging it in, either charger or computer. Windows doesn't detect anything. I was able to check the voltage on the old vs new battery, the old shows 0v, the new, 4.21v. So I believe the new battery is alright. I tried plugging the old battery in but it doesn't do anything anymore, no LED blink. Although before the battery change, sometimes the LED would no blink at all for a while.

Anyway, if anyone has an idea of something to try out, let me know. I'm kind of sad this didn't work. And I have a new battery which I can't do anything with.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhawk:
Check the ribbon cable connections.

Is the power switch good?

Sounds like a mobo failure. Any water exposure or hard drops?

Meh, troubleshooting isn't always free...
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] louwii_fr:
No sign of water exposure, the phone was well taken care of. The power button feels alright, I can feel it click properly, just like the sound buttons do, not sure if there's something else I should try there.

I'll have a look at the ribbon cables again tomorrow, fresh head, might help.

I hate e-waste like that but I guess it's not avoidable anymore 😕
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhawk:
That's good news, things may not be so bad. Failures happen through no fault of your own sometimes.

Try another cable.

Check the switch assembly with a ohmmeter if possible.

C port PCB failure?

That pcb can cause bizarre symptoms when it fails on some phones. Examine it closely for cracked solder joints. It gets stressed a lot.

Play with it... and no harm in putting it down for a bit and thinking on it.

Double check everything from when you replaced the battery. Are all connectors intact? No bent contacts? All properly seated? All ground paths intact? Use a good point source light and magnification to examine it carefully.

Do a Google search for similar reported failures with that model or series.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aman301582:
I also have same issue. Phone was lying in drawer for 2-3 months because display stopped working, after replacing the display, phone has no led nothing no vibration, won't start at all. Bought replacement battery but still same. It was fine before but display became faulty, and it was still charging and turning on before that.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rufuswayne84:
I have a 11 gen Amazon fire tablet 10.1 HD with fire toolbox. The problem that is driving me crazy is the play services message keeps coming up. Even though it is updated it says all the time I had this before but I feel like the fix always worked to me it just keeps coming back. I need some advice. I have installed and reinstall plenty times same error shows up. Always look at the play services app it is always up to date. I tried clearing the cache and every trick I could find no luck.

Is this a usual thing for fire toolbox or is it just me? Can one of you help me please.?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doone226:
I'm having the same problem. I look forward to solutions too.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rufuswayne84:
Ya hopefully bro..

***BUMP***
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doone226:
Turbonova has a fix that worked for me in another thread. I did have to remove my SD card for it to work.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rufuswayne84:
That doesn't help me I still need a fix.. My Google play installs fine even installed it that way before also.. My problem is constant notifications I need to update the play services...so thanks anyway

*****BUMP****
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doone226:
I read on one of these sites that you should disable auto-updates for Amazon because the hybrid apps affect google apps.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rufuswayne84:
As in ota updates.. I have already disabled those through Fire toolbox.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rufuswayne84:
Anyone??
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rufuswayne84:
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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rufuswayne84:
I can't be the only one.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rufuswayne84:
I figured out a work around.. You were right I lt was auto update but Google play store.. I reset it and took auto update off and now it doesn't annoy me anymore every five seconds to update.. I only get the update message now when I try to link Google which is a major upgrade because I was ignoring it anyway.. So thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XRaiderV18:
I never had auto updates turned on for the google play store and I got that notification once a day..hasn't happened since september 21, maybe they pushed an update that fixed some kind of issue we weren't aware of?