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[Motorola Droid Bionic] GatorRuss:
Thanks for that page. I see that Verizon uses that network overseas, but it doesn't appear as though the Bionic has a GSM chip in it, does it?

There is almost zero CDMA in Europe.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] azwildfire:
Yeah, you won't get 3g speeds - but you will have basic voice and sms service.

My phone stayed at 1x the whole trip - but the vast aray of free hotspots in Munich kept me well connected.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Superguy:
Bionic is supposed to be a world phone with 3G service on European frequencies:

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-DROID-BIONIC_id5306
[Motorola Droid Bionic] GatorRuss:
Thank you for that link. It seems that for every link that I find that says that the Bionic has a GSM chip in it, there is another link that says that it doesn't. Phonearena is a good site, so this keeps me being hopeful, but then I find sites like this: http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_droid_bionic-3710.php

They don't have a GSM chip listed, and specifically say that, "it will not work on any GSM network worldwide."

I guess that we will not know until after it is released and Verizon is finally allowed to talk about it? I tried talking to Motorola about it, and I have e-mails out to Verizon, but I'm not getting any information back that is relevant.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Superguy:
Check the FCC page for the Bionic here.

It's referred to in the user manual.

Though I will say, I couldn't find the GSM stuff in the tests, so it may not have made the final cut. I guess we'll see for sure on Thursday.

The link you had was for the original Bionic (the Etna). It got canned and reworked. The code name for this version was the Targa. This also has a model number of XT875 vs. the original's XT865.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] yyhd:
I am currently living and working overseas. I can confirm that 4G LTE does not work in China. Actually, neither does verizon's 3G, which i believe is evdo (?).
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Superguy:
No dice on it being a world phone it looks like it.

Phone Arena posted the user manual from Verizon's site. The manual's been updated from what Moto submitted to the FCC. It looks like GSM/UMTS was dropped from the final version. Makes sense considering it wasn't mentioned in the FCC test reports.

Bummer. :(
[Motorola Droid Bionic] erisu:
I would like to make a note that this phone can work in specific countries. Yes GSM is used throughout the world as the primary network (freq. band) which this phone does not provide but, it can still work in countries that has the CDMA network capabilities.

If you look in the "Getting Started" guide which came with the phone, there are Three sections about the "Go Global", "International Calling", "International Romaning" service provided by Verizon.

What I find odd is why mention this service if this phone is not a world/global/international phone..

HERE is an Example of some Countries that this phone should work in.

Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Bahamas, Canada, Mexico, India, etc....

for a full list you can find it on Verizon's Wireless Site.

I also called Verizon to verify if this phone will work in Japan specifically as it is a primary destination of mine. They told me that in their records, The Motorola Droid Bionic phone will work in Japan. There is though, supposedly, an issue in texting where you can receive but not send

Even if its on the list, call them to verify to be safe before making a trip with the phone.

I did also ask about Europe to verify since they use GSM and they said that it would not work there. I was testing to see if they would say something opposite to what was mentioned publicly... something possibly hidden lol

Note: The primary focus was, does this phone will work in a specific country that I might travel to while still using the Verizon's plan.

If you are looking to try and get this phone moved to another service provider in that country on the other hand, I cant guarantee that it would work or is even possible. This was not a question that I brought up to Verizon.

Also I did not ask about the 4G/3G Data plan overseas.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] bjorn6:
Bionic in Japan and China

I went to China in 2005, my CDMA phone worked fine, however it was an old phone. No smart phones in 2005. I went to Japan last year with my Droid x. Everything worked well, Navigation text, phone calls. However the entire time you are in 1x mode. No 3G service in Japan, for Verizon customers. However ATT customers often had no service. I only had no service in once place. Not in a big city.

Since Japan is moving towards LTE there is no support for 3G on the CDMA network.

I do not think an LTE World phone is ready yet, for the difference band Frequency LTE operates on in different regions of the world. I would be happy if my phone worked in Japan, and it will but you will not get fast speeds and Data is very expensive on the network. When I went it was unlimited data for $64. Now Verizon has international plans. That will give you up to 250 Mb for $100. THe good thing is at 1x, how much data can you use.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Triskite:
not sure why this thread is spanning more than two posts.

it's cdma. no gsm chip.

there are about a dozen countries that support cdma. google it.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ddggttff3:
well the thing is the 4g chip for LTE uses a GSM network, thus the sim card... but the GSM chip works for 700 mhz OMLY, which is a LTE network frequency ONLY, so if you roam out of country, to do texts and calls, it would have to use CDMA. Not only that, but atm verizon is the only LTE carrier to use 700mhz. (correct me if I am wrong about that) so unless verizon has LTE tours out of country (vodafone?) you only will get 4G here, and if you do get 4G out of country, not only would it cost you a arm and a leg, but if there is no CDMA in the area, you would have data only. no calls, texts, or such.
[Android Software Development] generalamerica:
Is the 2D/3D hardware acceleration, offered on Honeycomb, available for newer phone builds of Android, 2.3 and up, or is that a tablet only feature?
[Android Software Development] ErOR22:
I sure hope 2D HW acceleration is implemented into a FroYo/Gingerbread update, as it's one thing that's needed for a smoother UI.
[Android Software Development] blackalice:
2D acceleration is built in to 2.3, and you can feel the difference. You can get it working on 2.1/2 with the build.prop switch "debug.sf.hw" to 1. Your mileage may vary with that, though.
[Android Software Development] ErOR22:
Oh yeah! I had a look at the file but couldn't see the debug.sf.hw=0 line anywhere. Is there a specific place where I can add it?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3athb4dishonor:
I've go the G2 and its rooted.

Anyway, I was checking to see if I did the root properly and ended up resetting my phone to the factory settings :rolleyes:, and I went on applanet to get a few of the apps I lost and I'm trying to download, but wheN I do I get a download error message.

Anybody know what the issue may be?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtadak:
Are you currently properly flashed to a stable rom?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dietotherhythm:
are you downloading it directly to the phone via the phone browser?

sometimes the browser doesn't play nice with certain file downloads... just manually stick them on your sd and open them with a file manager
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3athb4dishonor:
I have whatever ROM came with the phone lol.

Yeah, looks like I may have to manually do it until I fix the issue, because this has never happened before so I was trying to understand why now.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dietotherhythm:
you can try a free app called "download crutch", it's no longer on the market but if you use a little google'ing you can probably find it. All download crutch does is enable your browser to download files regardless of format :D
[HD2 General] BenGman:
Is there a windows mobile app that does text to speech caller id (contacts or digits) as a ring tone?

My friend has one for her BlackBerry.. I really need one for my WM6.x phone now that the no cell phones while driving law has been implemented here..

Thanks in advance!
[HD2 General] BenGman:
My ASUS P526 came with a voice control app that I never used..

Imagine I've been using WM since 2002 and I tonight was the first time I installed Microsoft Voice Command?

To all other Voice Command newbies, Microsoft Voice Command announces phone calls/messages probably since 2006!!

MS Voice Command 1.6 does not install on HP iPaq 69xx (I'll try Cyberon) but MSVC works great on the HD2!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] plumpyone:
Hello.

I got a strange signal issue with my Universal. The phone will only connect to the cellphone network every now and then. GSM and UMTS alike.

I've tried a few different SIMs, most of them won't change anything. Had one that worked fine (not my sim, and costly plan).

What happened was the following: Phone was working for forever, when the provider updated the sim. The phone wanted to reboot, so I did, and the problem started. I contacted a the service provider, and they had no clue, so I contacted HTCs workshop here. They told me that they had indeed seen this before, and that they had solved it by "ordering 3G compatible SIMs", so I did. Nothing changed.

After this, I remembered that I had another sim (same provider), that was not updated yet. I put that sim into the phone, and once again the phone was connected, and working fine for 2 days, when the update came again. After restart, same issue.

I've tried updating the radio and so on, but nothing changed.

Now, I haven't managed to figure out any more, and now wonder if anybody here has experienced anything similar or know anything about it.

I kind of doubt that it's the hardware, as the non-udated sim worked, but the updated ones don't. That is also supported by that sim that actually worked. (I asked what was special about that sim, nothing).

Any tips?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] KSandbergFL:
I recently bought a used Jasjar, and I have similar trouble. I think it's because the GSM frequency band used by the Jasjar (I think it's 850MHz/1900MHz) is not as prevalent here in the US.. I assume there are fewer towers in my area that support this frequency band. The Jasjar was intended for non-US markets, I think. As I drive around town, there are certain spots where I lose my signal completely.... which never happened with my previous phone (an HTC Wizard, which uses a different, "more prevalent in America" GSM frequency band).

The new SIM's you are using, probably point your phone to a newer network (a different set of cell towers/radios), which doesn't support these frequencies as well.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] orb3000:
That is correct, Universal will only work on 3G in Europe or Asia.

For America only in GSM bands
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] plumpyone:
Europe

I forgot to actually mention that I'm in Europe.

Won't give up before I figure this out. Love the phone.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] KSandbergFL:
I'm no cell phone expert, but the SIM is just a memory chip with info on it. It has nothing to do with the signal quality or radio in your phone.

Inside the SIM's memory is a serial # and some info about which networks it can connect to.

So, I am guessing your new SIM's are pointing your phone to a different network, that does not use the same GSM frequencies the Jasjar uses. Or, perhaps your provider has swapped out the radios in your nearby cell towers for "newer" radios that don't support the Jasjar's frequencies. Does your phone work in other parts of town?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] plumpyone:
Yeah, I was thinking the same when this happened, but no one changed any equipment here. Both providers run with the same equipment, and is the same as when it worked. Got that confirmed
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] AIN1:
same problem to me!

YEah! I have the answer, Its about the channels of signal transmission, The Unis are old devices, need a high channel spectrum in the GSM signal, the new devices are more faster DSP´s in their CPUs and the spectrum of the GSM signal service scan load more devices with less channel in use (more cheaper and more services) The UNI is an old device now you may need to accept that need more channels to work in a full capacity of signal, sorry!! UNI´s and other old devices soon gonna useless
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nerdBrain:
I've found the forums that explain to me how to flash a custom radio, but I haven't been able to find a thread that explains why I would want to do it. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a custom radio and what are some good radios for my DInc with CM6.1?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gahh Its Lee:
all radios are good in the same sense. Ok basically a different radio can give you better signal or battery life or both. Or it can kill your battery faster and give worse signal. It's a case by case basis and I think mainly where you live matters.. I always stick with the 7.28 radio its been the best for me but its also terrible for some people.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nerdBrain:
Thanks for the input. I suppose I need to educate myself more on the different radios available because 7.28 doesn't really mean anything to me. If you don't mind me asking, what type of area do you live in that 7.28 works for you but not for other people? Is it the difference between a metropolitan area and a rural area, or is it more specific like better in a certain part of the country or city than another?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alanthemanofchicago:
It is more of a block-by-block basis. I had an Eris in Chicago *Belmont and Central* and updating the radio helped immensely. But, went 2 blocks east, and lost all signal. Now I have a Dinc running the leaked Evo (11.09) radio, and notice better signal in buildings (Glenbrook South HS)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gahh Its Lee:
Also 7.28 is the newest stock Verizon radio. Radios are usually known by the last numbers in the name.. Radios are risky business as a bad flash can brick the phone. I'd read up and hold off if I were you... I'd hate to see someone break their phone its really a travesty when it happens.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alanthemanofchicago:
If you decide to continue, look for the Official Radio thread under Development. It will give you some more info, and download links if you so choose.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nerdBrain:
Thanks all!
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] ronsan13:
I used to have a WM phone and was fund of RescoExplorer. You can also encrypt files with this and I'd say it saved me when my phone was lost because I have few account numbers encrypted in txt format. Does android has any of this type of app?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] SXT82:
Filemagic can do that
[HTC Aria General] Noz85:
Anyone else thinking of getting the inspire or any new 4G phone?

Don't get me wrong I love my Aria, its one of the best phone I've own. With that said I'm leaning towards the Inspire aka Desire HD.

Just want to see what you guys think.
[HTC Aria General] CallMeAria:
Oh I'll definitely be jumping on the Inspire. I don't know if its gonna be my primary though until someone can get it rooted. I fear its gonna have an Hboot that hasn't been cracked yet :( but once it gets rooted and has CM going on it its gonna be a beast!
[HTC Aria General] tpbklake:
The Desire HD has been out and is rooted and has CM 7. I predict that on 2/13/2011 you will be able to root and install CM 7 on the Inspire by that evening.
[HTC Aria General] Noz85:
I can only hope that it has the same hboot as the European one
[HTC Aria General] jasonyump:
Nope, It is confirmed that the Hboot on the Inspire is different than the DesireHD. "HBOOT-0.85.0019" on the inspire, which has the exploit used for the desireHD patched. but there may be another way that will be tried feb 13th :)
[HTC Aria General] vicmora5:
How's the captivate?
[HTC Aria General] jasonyump:
Its a great device, but i personally hate the cheap plasticy feel of it and gps works when it wants but not all the time, other then that its fast and has great battery life. but the lack of CM7/AOSP is a downside in my opinion. so im selling it and getting the inspire.
[HTC Aria General] vicmora5:
Better than an Aria though?

Sorry one of my friends was looking to sell his and i was kinda interested in it since it is a bigger phone
[HTC Aria General] CallMeAria:
I personally would hold out for the inspire. my wife has the captivate and its been enough to convince both of us that we'll never buy another samsung phone.
[HTC Aria General] vicmora5:
Thanks! I've been greatly pleased with my aria but just looking around . Can you recommend me any phone with a keyboard that would be close to being as good as the aria or better?

I came from a sidekick so the Aria is my first real smart phone, but i do miss the keyboard.
[HTC Aria General] jasonyump:
No the captivate is not better then the aria for a phone in my opinion, but it depends on what u want to use it for. its better for battery life, web browsing, and gaming..but i wouldn't buy another samsung..I would personally reccomend the Inspire if u want a bigger screen. and if your looking for a keyboard

go with the NAM (BELL) Desire Z. works perfectly on att 3g if u get it unlocked
[HTC Aria General] matt_b:
i'm totally getting an inspire, especially since i have an upgrade available on my account so it should only be $99...don't know if i'm going to sell my aria right away or not though.

speaking of selling my aria, anyone ever use http://swappa.com?
[HTC Aria General] DanGeorges:
Try these Windows Phones - all have keyboards. I almost went with a Windows Phone, but the price was prohibitive for me (I got the Aria free on upgrade).

at&t: LG Quantum

T-Mobile: Dell Venue Pro

Sprint: HTC 7 Pro
[HTC Aria General] drblack2013:
Yeah guys, I would not buy the Inspire the day it comes out until a confirmed working root is known. It comes stock Android 2.2 and it is a little trickier to root.
[HTC Aria General] Noz85:
Its not Motorola lol.

There will be root I say!
[HTC Aria General] guido3300:
I'll deffinitely get the Inspire if I can get it unlocked or at least I can buy the unlock code on some website. There's deffinitely going to be a root for it, no doubt.
[EVO 4G General] nabbed:
Got an evo, no 4G here.

Need ideas to impress an iphone4 user.

Anything goes.

Plz help! :)
[EVO 4G General] luist4498:
Impress, or fill with envy? LOL
[EVO 4G General] bigmoogle:
Take out your battery.
[EVO 4G General] chazglenn3:
:D That was great! Compose and send a text message all by voice. Maybe take out your micro SD card, too.
[EVO 4G General] rrr1986:
Youtube!

Play a video directly from the youtube website....
[EVO 4G General] jmollabi:
just show them the phone n they should either start drooling or go into a seizure..n ask them how bars...they must be holding it wrong
[EVO 4G General] FoxRacR17:
Take it in for a warranty replacement
[EVO 4G General] jstalford:
As someone who has owned an iPhone4, only thing better is the camera, and I guess the screen, but I don't really care about that.. Show them ANYTHING ELSE and they will be impressed.

Also, I bet when the Evo was announced, the person making the announcement was able to get a data connection on their phone.
[EVO 4G General] colorado_al:
Show him your huge c0ck?

You said "Anything goes"
[EVO 4G General] mrfyisms:
I also have a huge clock widget on my home screen...ohhhh, I thought you said...

You have been EVOfied.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
LOL i thought he said clock... XD

flash websites? ;)

live wallpaper is pretty awesome..
[EVO 4G General] dills2214:
play any NES or SNES rom with a wiimote for the controller
[EVO 4G General] colorado_al:
I meant "kickstand". Need I say more?

+1 flash websites
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
call him and 2 way another sprint phone...... wait till he drops out...
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
before hand...make 2 nandroid backups of 2 totally different ROMS..

make sure the screnes are totally different... with sense. without sense.

then restore each.. as he watchs..

show him all the different widgets... big ones to small ones.
[EVO 4G General] starplaya93:
Make a phone call... Even better. Take off any case you have and hold the phone at the bottom and make one.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
.... why doesn't the iphone have widgets? such a fail. Thats the biggest thing its lacking imho.
[EVO 4G General] xfullmetal17:
Hm... Widgets. 'Nuff said. I'd like to see an iPhone search the App Store from the phone's homescreen. Or for that matter do anything besides open its programs. I would have thought the big clock and weather widget on the main Sense screen would be enough, that was honestly part of why I chose the Evo over the Epic. (that and a dislike of Samsung after my horrible experiences with my last phone)

edit: yes, show him custom ROM loading and backup, plus how easy it is compared to the iPhone.
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
steve jobs.. dont believe in widgets!
[EVO 4G General] detcup4evr:
Wireless tether, hulu, and Angry Birds. When I first got my evo the Iphone people would eventually default back to "I got angry birds" since that was the only thing their phone could do that mine couldn't. I suppose you could show them qik even though it sucks, it is definatly going to be the future of phone callls.
[EVO 4G General] xfullmetal17:
Oh, if he's a gamer, point him to the news of Playstation Suite. Hey Steve Jobs, let's see your fancy iPhone play Final Fantasy VII!
[EVO 4G General] alewifebp:
Widgets with glanceable information that their evenly spaced icons can't match.
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
show them.. angry birds in the market .. = free
[EVO 4G General] evolishesh:
Show them over-cloking and down-cloking the cpu and costom windows.
[EVO 4G General] im0rtalz:
but but what if his iphone is jailbroken and he bust out look I have android on here also? but more importantly why must you try to impress an iphone user?
[EVO 4G General] davidboyd:
Tell him what a v@gina feels like.
[EVO 4G General] drmacinyasha:
Make a phone call that lasts more than 30 seconds without dropping.
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
I have ADW. EX with the random effects when sliding from screen To screen, iPhone will never do that.
[EVO 4G General] tina333:
Lmao!!! :)

One word.... "flash"!
[EVO 4G General] _MetalHead_:
Ask him if his iPhone can stop a bullet.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4489867/across-america-cell-phone-stops-bullet/
[EVO 4G General] xfullmetal17:
Can his iPhone play the video in the above link? :)

edit: or I guess the last page =/
[EVO 4G General] sand1303:
my co-worker showed me a youtube video on his iphone4 the other day and the picture wasn't that good. i pulled it up on my evo in hq and it looked amazing compared to his. pull up the same video and play them side by side. just make sure you have your 4g on or wifi so he can't laugh at your buffering. that is the one thing i hate about sprint is the "sprint speed" i have here. i love the evo itself.
[EVO 4G General] ibcenu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg