yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] pteradactyle:
nope...i called them bout the activation code FROM my HD2 with WP7...plus with the registry tweaks your HD2 isn't an HD2 anymore its an HD7 and on their computer they are receiving a call from an HD7 for all they know...and plus the rep I talked to knew what my problem was right when I said WP7, I'm implying she knew I was using an HD7.

Also if I sign into my t-mobile account, it will say my phone is an HD7
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] pteradactyle:
can't you need to do it your self, they ask for name, number and email, so goto support dot microsoft dot com and enter china and call them on the number they provide
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] xegroeg:
I gave in and called again. The second time it worked. Funny thing is when I called I guess I was kinda late to the party since the Microsoft rep. on the phone didn't even ask what the problem was, only if I wanted my code :D It was kinda terrifying...
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] tenthbowl:
So people who have gotten the activation codes, are you giving MS your real personal information (name and number)?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Sergio_Bandeira:
In Portugal

How about in Portugal?

Someone try it over here?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] pteradactyle:
Did you read my first post?

Of course you have to give your personal info...its not like your signing up for a porn website where some how your name is Abraham Johnson.

Do you plan on lying to the worlds leading tech company?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] DennisCSUF:
Yeah Microsoft is going to take the time to go after a nobody :rolleyes: (no disrespect to you or anybody here but there's what 6,890,309,333 humans on this planet u seriously think they're going to go after someone who is running WP7 on a HD2!? LMAO) they have bigger fish to fry. If anything they might disable live services on the next WP7 update and call it a day.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] pteradactyle:
> disable live services

I highly doubt it
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] petrosk73:
I think MS is giving us the code because it wants us to use our HD2 with WP7! Think about it, they have just launched a new os and are under heavy competition form iphone and android! Letting you use wp7 on your HD2 to its full potential will most likely increase their customer base in the future. Eventually people will replace their HD2 no matter how good it is...and then? If u r happy with wp7, what do u think ur next phone will be?

Just my 2 cents! :)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] :
Where did you read this article?and when you say activation,do you just mean activating the live services?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] TouchHD-za:
Well here is a call to Microsoft to actually make it official that you can run WM7 on the HD2.. maybe.. they can charge us an upgrade fee and communicate with the guys from DFT to sort out all the problems. This will just up their market share in the mobile OS market and evetually sell a lot of apps and also sell a lot of devices. I am surely going to upgrade to a new WM7 device because of the new hardware in it. But having the option of running it on your old hardware is so awesome and with phones costing the same price as a decent laptop these days they should definatly think about just charging upgrade fees and letting people decide for themselfes if they want to upgrade the hardware or not .. come on microsoft.. be smart about it and get all the HD2's out there to run WM7 .. will be a sudden boost in your market share
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] mickfarr:
I'm sure MS and the indepentdant developers are making money from us HD2 WP7 users. I've bought enough stuff from the market place over the last few days! :D
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] nkhs9412235:
I,am in Taiwan,called service center,but she asked for my HD7 box photos.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] deadlyheart4u:
i have got it done also
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] haksam:
pick one from ebay or google images
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Samuel Steele:
Activated

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Just did the same, when asked if phone was HTC HD7, I told the truth by correcting the person at Microsoft that I had a HTC HD2.

Microsoft Uk number 08448002400!

Was asked for

1, Name

2, Mobile Number

3, Email Address

4, IMEI

I was informed to keep the key just in case I have to factory reset my phone I would need o input it again.

I would just like to say I have followed this site since my O2 XDA and Orange SPV and this is a great and helpful site especially for noobs like me (yes even after all these years).
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] bassdroid:
was on the chat last night for a total of ten minutes. gave my name phone number and email. got a code and entered it while he was still on and bam it worked like a charm
[Hero, G2 Touch General] lagitup:
Sorry for the screwup.
[Captivate Android Development] richhed:
OK, hopefully this thread isn't in the wrong place... (If it is, feel free to flame and call me whatever, I'm just trying to get something done and I know all the devs watch this section)

I am in the US, and I am fully aware of the legalities of broadcasting on channels other than 1-11. I have several routers, running dd-wrt firmware, and three of the four are running as repeater bridges. Due to the extremely noisy wireless environment caused by neighboring networks, the only way I can get a clear signal between all of them is by setting the wireless channel to channel 14. Unfortunately, as soon as I do that, my Captivate no longer sees the network. This is exceedingly upsetting when my fiance shows me her iphone... which is still connected to the network!

I know it's not much, but I'm hoping that others will chip in or that some dev will take pity on me, but I've got $10 on a solution, paypal to whoever can make my Captivate connect to my wireless network on channel 14.

In hopes that others contribute as well, I'll make a list with total bounty:

Total: $15 - wifi channels 12, 13, 14 enabled

richhed - $10

ccdoggy - $5

BONUS!!!

Evidently, while we're messing with the wpasupplicant and wireless drivers, others have chimed in with an interest in the 5GHz wifi channels. Hopefully while tweaking the drivers that run the wireless radio to enable channels from other regions, a way to enable the 5GHz frequency will be discovered as well!

TOTAL: $35 - Enable 5GHz frequency wifi channels

ccdoggy - $5

Shammyh - $20 --- THANK YOU

DarkSi08 - $10
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
I never tested it, but the CyanogenMod 6.1 12-27 nightly definitely allows you to choose the channel (I saw 11-14 if I remember correctly), so if you run that you should be able to have the option to change it.

I know this isn't quite what you're looking for, but it's the only immediate solution that I know of.
[Captivate Android Development] acsontos:
root your phone and Install a custom ROM, than you need to choose a working modem.bin (european versions support those extra channels, please go to the modem thread to get more information)

the problem is: to enable 850MHz band on those modems... it is not impossible

good luck
[Captivate Android Development] designgears:
Currently working on this ;)

static struct ieee80211_channel __wl_2ghz_channels[] = {
CHAN2G(1, 2412, 0),
CHAN2G(2, 2417, 0),
CHAN2G(3, 2422, 0),
CHAN2G(4, 2427, 0),
CHAN2G(5, 2432, 0),
CHAN2G(6, 2437, 0),
CHAN2G(7, 2442, 0),
CHAN2G(8, 2447, 0),
CHAN2G(9, 2452, 0),
CHAN2G(10, 2457, 0),
CHAN2G(11, 2462, 0),
CHAN2G(12, 2467, 0),
CHAN2G(13, 2472, 0),
CHAN2G(14, 2484, 0),
};

static struct ieee80211_channel __wl_5ghz_a_channels[] = {
CHAN5G(34, 0),	CHAN5G(36, 0),
CHAN5G(38, 0),	CHAN5G(40, 0),
CHAN5G(42, 0),	CHAN5G(44, 0),
CHAN5G(46, 0),	CHAN5G(48, 0),
CHAN5G(52, 0),	CHAN5G(56, 0),
CHAN5G(60, 0),	CHAN5G(64, 0),
CHAN5G(100, 0),	CHAN5G(104, 0),
CHAN5G(108, 0),	CHAN5G(112, 0),
CHAN5G(116, 0),	CHAN5G(120, 0),
CHAN5G(124, 0),	CHAN5G(128, 0),
CHAN5G(132, 0),	CHAN5G(136, 0),
CHAN5G(140, 0),	CHAN5G(149, 0),
CHAN5G(153, 0),	CHAN5G(157, 0),
CHAN5G(161, 0),	CHAN5G(165, 0),
CHAN5G(184, 0),	CHAN5G(188, 0),
CHAN5G(192, 0),	CHAN5G(196, 0),
CHAN5G(200, 0),	CHAN5G(204, 0),
CHAN5G(208, 0),	CHAN5G(212, 0),
CHAN5G(216, 0),
};

static struct ieee80211_channel __wl_5ghz_n_channels[] = {
CHAN5G(32, 0),	CHAN5G(34, 0),
CHAN5G(36, 0),	CHAN5G(38, 0),
CHAN5G(40, 0),	CHAN5G(42, 0),
CHAN5G(44, 0),	CHAN5G(46, 0),
CHAN5G(48, 0),	CHAN5G(50, 0),
CHAN5G(52, 0),	CHAN5G(54, 0),
CHAN5G(56, 0),	CHAN5G(58, 0),
CHAN5G(60, 0),	CHAN5G(62, 0),
CHAN5G(64, 0),	CHAN5G(66, 0),
CHAN5G(68, 0),	CHAN5G(70, 0),
CHAN5G(72, 0),	CHAN5G(74, 0),
CHAN5G(76, 0),	CHAN5G(78, 0),
CHAN5G(80, 0),	CHAN5G(82, 0),
CHAN5G(84, 0),	CHAN5G(86, 0),
CHAN5G(88, 0),	CHAN5G(90, 0),
CHAN5G(92, 0),	CHAN5G(94, 0),
CHAN5G(96, 0),	CHAN5G(98, 0),
CHAN5G(100, 0),	CHAN5G(102, 0),
CHAN5G(104, 0),	CHAN5G(106, 0),
CHAN5G(108, 0),	CHAN5G(110, 0),
CHAN5G(112, 0),	CHAN5G(114, 0),
CHAN5G(116, 0),	CHAN5G(118, 0),
CHAN5G(120, 0),	CHAN5G(122, 0),
CHAN5G(124, 0),	CHAN5G(126, 0),
CHAN5G(128, 0),	CHAN5G(130, 0),
CHAN5G(132, 0),	CHAN5G(134, 0),
CHAN5G(136, 0),	CHAN5G(138, 0),
CHAN5G(140, 0),	CHAN5G(142, 0),
CHAN5G(144, 0),	CHAN5G(145, 0),
CHAN5G(146, 0),	CHAN5G(147, 0),
CHAN5G(148, 0),	CHAN5G(149, 0),
CHAN5G(150, 0),	CHAN5G(151, 0),
CHAN5G(152, 0),	CHAN5G(153, 0),
CHAN5G(154, 0),	CHAN5G(155, 0),
CHAN5G(156, 0),	CHAN5G(157, 0),
CHAN5G(158, 0),	CHAN5G(159, 0),
CHAN5G(160, 0),	CHAN5G(161, 0),
CHAN5G(162, 0),	CHAN5G(163, 0),
CHAN5G(164, 0),	CHAN5G(165, 0),
CHAN5G(166, 0),	CHAN5G(168, 0),
CHAN5G(170, 0),	CHAN5G(172, 0),
CHAN5G(174, 0),	CHAN5G(176, 0),
CHAN5G(178, 0),	CHAN5G(180, 0),
CHAN5G(182, 0),	CHAN5G(184, 0),
CHAN5G(186, 0),	CHAN5G(188, 0),
CHAN5G(190, 0),	CHAN5G(192, 0),
CHAN5G(194, 0),	CHAN5G(196, 0),
CHAN5G(198, 0),	CHAN5G(200, 0),
CHAN5G(202, 0),	CHAN5G(204, 0),
CHAN5G(206, 0),	CHAN5G(208, 0),
CHAN5G(210, 0),	CHAN5G(212, 0),
CHAN5G(214, 0),	CHAN5G(216, 0),
CHAN5G(218, 0),	CHAN5G(220, 0),
CHAN5G(222, 0),	CHAN5G(224, 0),
CHAN5G(226, 0),	CHAN5G(228, 0),
};
[Captivate Android Development] richhed:
THANK YOU DG! BTW, about to flash Cog3, Love your ROMs!
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
get the 5 GHz frequency working (somehow?) and I'll be pleased. tired of my dual band router's N not being used.
[Captivate Android Development] thekurrgan:
For the bridges you might seriously consider using a 5 or 10mhz channel.. Dont know the bandwidth requirements but by using a smaller channel that is not one of the primary non overlapping channels you cut noise by almost 50%, thus allowing the bridges to get a clear signal to each other.. however normal 802.11 devices dont support < 20mhz channels, so if the bridges arent using a dedicated bridge link with 1 other ssid for the wireless clients, obviously there will be problems. I think dd-wrt will support the smaller channels (down to 5 mhz i believe) on certain hw configurations. The other option is to use a 5ghz bridge link and 2.4 client ap.

In extremely noisy situations, the only fix is a better antenna. The idea being, more power going out, more power to your devices, and with an antenna the devices signal gets amped back up too.. However the noise will also, but due to proximity the SNR at the AP should be within acceptable parameters for a decent link on 802.11n with a 20mhz channel. Do not use 40mhz channels this will only make it worse. For a good indoor solution in noisy environments (6 or more SSID's with a signal of -75 or better dbm) I'd get a Ubiquity Bullet with a 9-13dbi omni OR 16 dbm sector aimed in the direction that makes sense. This will increase usability enormously.
[Captivate Android Development] ccdoggy:
Wait... Does Dg' post mean the cappy supports 5 ghz wireless N?
[Captivate Android Development] silverslotcar:
No his post means he is working on channels 12-14, where does it ever say he is working on 5 ghz N??
[Captivate Android Development] Kaik541:
I think he just misunderstood my out of the park request (and the fact that the "code" quoted part of DG's post mentions a 5GHz part). the hardware in our phones doesn't support the 5 GHz frequency for wifi, so (unless the functionality is there and they just don't have it enabled?) that's just a pipedream in my mind that I jokingly requested.
[Captivate Android Development] ccdoggy:
There are 5 ghz channels listed in his post above. i thought that maybe enabling all of the 2.4 channels would also enable 5 ghz channels. I was just asking as from what i can tell from dg's post 5 ghz was listed. Yes i know the hardware needs to support it, it was worth just asking.
[Captivate Android Development] ccdoggy:
Exactly. Looking at it more i see that dg's post is just the regulatory domain regulations. 5 ghz is included because its he regulations for the country. My bad.
[Captivate Android Development] designgears:
Im not 100% sure if it does or not, but the source is there for it. I am pretty sure the same driver is used on the models that do support it. That would be my guess..

But then I found that the Galaxy Tab has dual band support and runs the exact same chip..
[Captivate Android Development] richhed:
Still at a whopping $10! Come on folks, I can't be the only person that needs this functionality? Let's get a few more pledges and make this worth DG's (or another dev's) while!
[Captivate Android Development] ccdoggy:
Now, THAT would interest me. 5.0 Ghz just for the ability to do network scans for conflicting networks for that range also.

$5 for upper 2.4 channels

$5 for enabling 5.0 if possible
[Captivate Android Development] richhed:
Isn't there anyone else who can throw some more money in on this and make it worth DG's (or someone else's) time? Anyone who might want to, say, travel to Europe or Japan, and be able to take their phone with them, and connect to these upper channels?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 running Cognition 3.02, Firebird2 kernel, and i9000UGJK4 modem, using XDA App
[Captivate Android Development] Shammyh:
I'd put up a solid $20 if someone figures out how to get the Captivate to work w/ 5 GHz 802.11a/n networks.
[Captivate Android Development] Dani897:
if the signal strength is a big factor then couldnt the op just set the antenna strength higher? i have 2 routers with dd-wrt one set as a repeater and the default antenna power setting is 70-71mw or something, they can both be turned up to 251mw. my entire block and a neighboring one can pickup my wifi if i leave it unsecured with the antenna power at max but i use the default settings, no need to broadcast free internet to 50+ people. i dont do that but my brother did with his router when he lived here, combined with some bigger antennas he used to share his wifi with his friend 3 houses up the road.
[Captivate Android Development] ppmz:
Perhaps change the country code in nvram_mfg.txt or nvram_net.txt and see what happens. The files are in /system/etc/wifi/:

# country code
ccode=EU

Change it to JP, since channel 14 is allowed in Japan.
[Captivate Android Development] richhed:
Well yes, if it were that easy... And if I had about 30 spare WRT54G routers lying around... I appreciate your trying to help, but if you increase the Tx power above around 90mW (on Linksys WRT54G routers) you can plan on replacing it by next week or so. The board and the radio are inside a plastic housing that barely has adequate ventilation slots for the amount of heat produced by the radio at the stock Tx power levels, and I know from experience that just because the firmware allows it doesn't mean that you should do it...

Even if that wasn't the case, OR if I wanted to solder in a case fan on to of the radio chipset, the more you increase Tx Power, the more you increase noise. I once heard the analogy of a noisy wireless network being like a crowded concert hall. If you were sitting next to me in a concert hall, and we were having difficulty hearing one another, I could put my hands to my mouth, cup them around your ear, and scream at the top of my lungs right into your ear, and you would definitely hear me, but it's doubtful you would understand what I said (doubtful you would understand much of anything coming from that direction for the next ten minutes or more, actually). In the same fashion, if there lots of other wireless networks in range, increasing the Power of your network without trying a channel with less noise is actually counter-productive. The more noise, the worse your SNR, and SNR in any connection IS your effective link quality. I have 8, (yes, 8) other networks in range of my primary AP (gateway), all range between channels 1 and 9... There are two other networks on channel 11 in range of my first repeater, and then one more on channel 6 in range of the second repeater. I wish I could solve the signal quality issue as easily as cranking the volume up to the max, but when I increase it even past 84mW my clients in range of the primary AP start getting packet loss and terribly intermittent connectivity loss.

___________________

I appreciate you trying to help out, I was thinking along the same lines at first. I have tried editing the settings.db file, changed the wifi_num_allowed_channels to 14 from 11, I edited the build.prop ro.wifi.channels also from 11 to 14, and I changed the ro.product.locale.region from US to JP. I also changed the country code to JP in both of the system/etc/wifi/ files you are referring to, all to no avail... Trust me, if it was something that easy (simple sqlite .db editing with root explorer, move back to /dbdata/ and chown system system, fix permissions... I'd have been posting a fix rather than a bounty. It seems to be deeper-rooted than that... Seems to be related to the now missing wireless regulatory domain setting that was once present in the settings for android devices, but has apparently been removed in (eclair? donut?) and newer OS revisions.

Thank you all for your input, and for your attempts at a solution. I am sure that if we keep at it we'll find the solution, and as of right now the first person who does will be the recipient of a whopping $40!
[Captivate Android Development] DarkSi08:
Too true. I have a whopping 29 networks visible through wifi analyzer near my AP. The clearest channel I have is channel 8, and I only get around 2 and a half stars.

Unfortunately, my work laptop (the most important thing) doesn't have a driver out there to do the higher channels... so I'm screwed on that one.

Now, if I had a regular 15x1 internet package, or something like that, I wouldn't mind, as I can usually pull about 15mb off of wireless from my office. I do, however, have 50x5 internet, so I'm not particularly happy with that performance... I don't pay all of that money to never be able to use it. I've tried antennas, etc, etc.... 5ghz is the ONLY option I have left.

I've got a router coming today that does dual-band, so I'm hoping the 5ghz will improve my signal enough. I'm sure it will.

With that said, if someone figures out 5ghz on these phones, I'll throw up another $10.
[Captivate Android Development] richhed:
Come on folks, we're at $50 now, let's get it higher!
[Captivate Android Development] Tremere:
I'll give $10. I'm in Aus where 14 is legal but I ended up reconfiguring my access points when I got my Captivate. (.."why isn't my wireless working?")

It might already do them. Our neighbors next door had their access point set to the US, everytime they turned it on my laptop would go 'Crap! I must be in the US' and shut off channel 14 access :mad:
[Captivate Android Development] delugeofspam:
I'm interested to see 5GHz. Something tells me it would be more than just a dry-hump on the battery though.
[Captivate Android Development] ThugEsquire:
I also wish to find some way to enable regulatory domain on a Sense ROM. Please, somebody!
[Captivate Android Development] s44:
Any progress on this? Is this included in i9000 ROMs?
[Captivate Android Development] _SlaSh_:
Looks like either all you guys successfully unlocked your WIFIs by paying $50 or just decided to keep all as is :)

Is there any news?
[Captivate Android Development] cay0tic:
Not possible

Not a dev or anything but I work in the networking field. Just skimmed this thread but let me state now that its not possible for those that want to use 5Ghz or are requesting to have it "unlocked".

The Samsung Captivate has a 2.4Ghz radio. Its physically not possible to use it as a 5Ghz radio. The radios are designed to only operate at this frequency and cannot operate at a higher frequency. Even in your wireless routers, access points, etc., when a device supports 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n, these are in fact two separate radios. The short version is that electricity that oscillates on the antenna is done so at a frequency of 2.4Ghz or 5.0Ghz.

For those that want to use channels 12, 13, and 14. That is not recommended. It could possibly interfere with other devices. Fines are up to 5k / day. Using these channels can interfere with other devices. These channels are only used in Japan.

That said, channel 12 and 13, you'll still get any interference you are getting now albeit a little less. But not enough to make the difference you might be expecting. Channel 14 is actually far enough from channel bleed to be useful but it is spaced far enough from other channels for minimal interference. But as it is spaced far enough, it can also interfere with other devices/domains/etc.
[Captivate Android Development] excalibur458:
Not to rain on anyone's parade but cay0tic is 100% correct.
[Captivate Android Development] Ymodem-G:
5Ghz will be your best bet, but with 2.4Ghz you are still going to run into problems using anything but channels 1, 6 or 11.

Have you used any wireless testing software to sniff out the channels in your area? Another fix is to add additional Access Points. If your signal is stronger, it won't be as much of a problem.

For wireless testing software, I personally use inSSIDer.

http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/

In our appt, I have around 100 visible SSID's. It was a problem until I added a second Access Point running on a different channel. Using channels other than 1, 6, and 11 will typically result in additional noise or channel interference.

I design wireless for hotels and large spaces, and we don't use other channels in the 2.4Ghz spectrum.

Good luck!

Edit: Also, I missed it but cay0tic is correct.
[Captivate Android Development] designgears:
The same chip is in the Galaxy Tab and it has 5Ghz...
[Captivate Android Development] cay0tic:
Chipset might be the same but the radio is a separate physical component.
[Captivate Android Development] shinji257:
Actually the radio can be set to any frequency it supports. The trick is that it can only run one frequency. Either 2.4 or 5.0. Dual band devices usually have 2 radios so that they can do both at the same time.
[Captivate Android Development] shinji257:
The chipset controls the radio. Depending on radio support it may be possible to switch it to 5.0. It only needs to work on one frequency.
[Captivate Android Development] Dani897:
forget the radio, do the phones have a 5ghz antenna? you may enable it only to find that i barely works. the wifi antenna are fairly short range as it is, it cant be ggod to have one tuned to the wrong frequency
[Captivate Android Development] Codename_Falcon:
Is there any progress on this? I would like to enable the upper channels on 5ghz (channels 149 - 165) EU firmware on SGS2.

I know it has to be in a file because if I flash NA firmware these channels become available, however lose channels 12 & 13 on 2.4ghz.